Martinsville city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Martinsville 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
6.9%
2023
4.9%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-29%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +0.5 pp (7.2%) |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -1.9 pp (-25.7%) |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -0.8 pp (-14.5%) |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -0.1 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +0.3 pp (6.5%) |