Waynesville town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Waynesville 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
6.0%
2023
2.5%
Total change
-3.5 pp
% change
-58.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -2.0 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -1.7 pp (-42.5%) |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +0.2 pp (8.7%) |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -0.2 pp (-8%) |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +0.2 pp (8.7%) |