Wrightsville Beach town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Wrightsville Beach 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
4.7%
2023
1.3%
Total change
-3.4 pp
% change
-72.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.7% | — |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -1.9 pp (-40.4%) |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -0.4 pp (-14.3%) |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +0.7 pp (29.2%) |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -1.9 pp (-61.3%) |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +0.1 pp (8.3%) |