Waycross city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Waycross 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
6.0%
2023
6.2%
Total change
+0.2 pp
% change
+3.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -0.8 pp (-13.3%) |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -1.0 pp (-19.2%) |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +0.9 pp (21.4%) |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +1.4 pp (27.5%) |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -0.3 pp (-4.6%) |