Alexander County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Alexander 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
4.7%
2023
3.7%
Total change
-1.0 pp
% change
-21.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.7% | — |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -1.8 pp (-38.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.0% | — |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +0.1 pp (2.5%) |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -0.4 pp (-9.8%) |