Spruce Pine town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Spruce Pine 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
5.6%
2023
1.7%
Total change
-3.9 pp
% change
-69.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.6% | — |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -2.8 pp (-50%) |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +0.5 pp (17.9%) |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -0.4 pp (-12.1%) |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -1.1 pp (-37.9%) |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -0.1 pp (-5.6%) |