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
6.4%
2023
7.7%
Total change
+1.3 pp
% change
+20.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.4% | — |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +4.0 pp (62.5%) |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +0.5 pp (4.8%) |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -1.6 pp (-14.7%) |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -1.5 pp (-16.1%) |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -0.1 pp (-1.3%) |