Oglethorpe city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Oglethorpe 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
16.6%
2023
13.5%
Total change
-3.1 pp
% change
-18.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.6% | — |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -9.8 pp (-59%) |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -2.7 pp (-39.7%) |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +0.3 pp (7.3%) |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +2.1 pp (47.7%) |
| 2023 | 13.5% | +7.0 pp (107.7%) |