Mount Airy town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Mount Airy town'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
5.1%
2023
2.3%
Total change
-2.8 pp
% change
-54.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.1% | — |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -2.7 pp (-52.9%) |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -0.2 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -0.4 pp (-18.2%) |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +0.3 pp (16.7%) |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +0.2 pp (9.5%) |