Rocky Mount town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Rocky Mount town'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
8.4%
2023
3.9%
Total change
-4.5 pp
% change
-53.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.4% | — |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +1.1 pp (13.1%) |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +0.1 pp (1.1%) |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -4.1 pp (-42.7%) |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -0.6 pp (-10.9%) |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -1.0 pp (-20.4%) |