Roanoke Rapids city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Roanoke Rapids 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
8.7%
2023
6.1%
Total change
-2.6 pp
% change
-29.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.7% | — |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -2.2 pp (-25.3%) |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -1.2 pp (-18.5%) |
| 2021 | 6.2% | +0.9 pp (17%) |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -0.1 pp (-1.6%) |