Gaston town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Gaston town's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
14.3%
2023
1.7%
Total change
-12.6 pp
% change
-88.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.3% | — |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -5.0 pp (-35%) |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -2.1 pp (-22.6%) |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -1.8 pp (-25%) |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -3.5 pp (-64.8%) |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -0.2 pp (-10.5%) |