Greenville city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Greenville 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
24.2%
2023
13.2%
Total change
-11.0 pp
% change
-45.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.2% | — |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -16.0 pp (-66.1%) |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -3.9 pp (-47.6%) |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -0.2 pp (-4.7%) |
| 2022 | 9.3% | +5.2 pp (126.8%) |
| 2023 | 13.2% | +3.9 pp (41.9%) |