Piedmont city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Piedmont 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
5.6%
2023
6.8%
Total change
+1.2 pp
% change
+21.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.6% | — |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -1.4 pp (-25%) |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -0.5 pp (-11.9%) |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +2.1 pp (56.8%) |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +1.0 pp (17.2%) |