Martinsburg city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Martinsburg 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
14.7%
2023
8.0%
Total change
-6.7 pp
% change
-45.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.7% | — |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -3.5 pp (-23.8%) |
| 2020 | 14.1% | +2.9 pp (25.9%) |
| 2021 | 10.5% | -3.6 pp (-25.5%) |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -1.4 pp (-13.3%) |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -1.1 pp (-12.1%) |