Raleigh city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Raleigh 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
5.0%
2023
4.5%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-10%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -0.9 pp (-18%) |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +0.2 pp (4.9%) |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +0.2 pp (4.7%) |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +0.0 pp (0%) |