Raeford city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Raeford 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
13.9%
2023
5.2%
Total change
-8.7 pp
% change
-62.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.9% | — |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -5.3 pp (-38.1%) |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -3.4 pp (-39.5%) |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +0.3 pp (5.8%) |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -1.2 pp (-21.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +0.9 pp (20.9%) |