Port Wentworth city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Port Wentworth 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
7.2%
2023
4.1%
Total change
-3.1 pp
% change
-43.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.2% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -2.0 pp (-27.8%) |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +3.2 pp (61.5%) |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +3.3 pp (39.3%) |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -4.1 pp (-35%) |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -3.5 pp (-46.1%) |