Waynesboro city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Waynesboro 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
17.8%
2023
5.0%
Total change
-12.8 pp
% change
-71.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.8% | — |
| 2019 | 20.3% | +2.5 pp (14%) |
| 2020 | 14.9% | -5.4 pp (-26.6%) |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -14.2 pp (-95.3%) |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +4.5 pp (642.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -0.2 pp (-3.8%) |