Gatlinburg city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Gatlinburg city'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
7.0%
2023
4.5%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-35.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.0% | — |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -0.6 pp (-8.6%) |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +2.1 pp (32.8%) |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -2.3 pp (-27.1%) |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -1.2 pp (-19.4%) |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -0.5 pp (-10%) |