High Point city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How High Point 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
8.8%
2023
5.6%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-36.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.8% | — |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -1.9 pp (-21.6%) |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -0.1 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -0.2 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -0.4 pp (-6.1%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -0.6 pp (-9.7%) |