Spartanburg city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Spartanburg 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
7.9%
2023
7.0%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-11.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.9% | — |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -0.6 pp (-7.6%) |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +1.3 pp (17.8%) |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -1.8 pp (-20.9%) |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +0.7 pp (10.3%) |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -0.5 pp (-6.7%) |