Southport city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Southport 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
6.5%
2023
0.7%
Total change
-5.8 pp
% change
-89.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2019 | 8.2% | +1.7 pp (26.2%) |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -5.7 pp (-69.5%) |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -0.8 pp (-32%) |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -0.9 pp (-52.9%) |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -0.1 pp (-12.5%) |