Rockingham city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Rockingham 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
13.5%
2023
9.1%
Total change
-4.4 pp
% change
-32.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.5% | — |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -3.9 pp (-28.9%) |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -3.1 pp (-32.3%) |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -1.1 pp (-16.9%) |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +1.8 pp (33.3%) |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +1.9 pp (26.4%) |