Kinston city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Kinston 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
14.5%
2023
13.2%
Total change
-1.3 pp
% change
-9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.5% | — |
| 2019 | 15.4% | +0.9 pp (6.2%) |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -1.8 pp (-11.7%) |
| 2021 | 14.8% | +1.2 pp (8.8%) |
| 2022 | 13.6% | -1.2 pp (-8.1%) |
| 2023 | 13.2% | -0.4 pp (-2.9%) |