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
9.3%
2023
6.1%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-34.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.3% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -3.8 pp (-40.9%) |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +2.9 pp (52.7%) |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -0.4 pp (-4.8%) |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -2.2 pp (-27.5%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +0.3 pp (5.2%) |