Aiken County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Aiken County'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
5.7%
2023
5.9%
Total change
+0.2 pp
% change
+3.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.7% | — |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +2.9 pp (50.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.2% | — |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +0.4 pp (6.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -0.7 pp (-10.6%) |