Alleghany County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Alleghany 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
5.4%
Total change
-0.3 pp
% change
-5.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.7% | — |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -1.8 pp (-31.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.6% | — |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +0.7 pp (15.2%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +0.1 pp (1.9%) |