Whitesburg city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Whitesburg 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
5.4%
2023
10.3%
Total change
+4.9 pp
% change
+90.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4% | — |
| 2019 | 10.7% | +5.3 pp (98.1%) |
| 2020 | 9.8% | -0.9 pp (-8.4%) |
| 2021 | 20.1% | +10.3 pp (105.1%) |
| 2022 | 17.6% | -2.5 pp (-12.4%) |
| 2023 | 10.3% | -7.3 pp (-41.5%) |