Rocky Mount city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Rocky Mount 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
10.7%
2023
8.1%
Total change
-2.6 pp
% change
-24.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.7% | — |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -3.4 pp (-31.8%) |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +1.8 pp (24.7%) |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +0.3 pp (3.3%) |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -1.6 pp (-17%) |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +0.3 pp (3.8%) |