Wilson city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Wilson 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
8.7%
2023
2.9%
Total change
-5.8 pp
% change
-66.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.7% | — |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -3.8 pp (-43.7%) |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -2.0 pp (-40.8%) |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +0.3 pp (10.3%) |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +0.4 pp (12.5%) |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -0.7 pp (-19.4%) |