Bath County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Bath 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
7.8%
2023
4.0%
Total change
-3.8 pp
% change
-48.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -2.0 pp (-25.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.9% | — |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +1.1 pp (37.9%) |