Pilot Mountain town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Pilot Mountain 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
5.7%
2023
3.5%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-38.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.7% | — |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -1.9 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +2.3 pp (60.5%) |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -1.1 pp (-18%) |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -0.7 pp (-14%) |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -0.8 pp (-18.6%) |