Whiteville city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Whiteville 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
6.5%
2023
4.2%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-35.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -2.5 pp (-38.5%) |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -2.9 pp (-72.5%) |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +0.8 pp (72.7%) |
| 2022 | 4.8% | +2.9 pp (152.6%) |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -0.6 pp (-12.5%) |