Botetourt County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Botetourt 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
5.3%
2023
4.0%
Total change
-1.3 pp
% change
-24.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.3% | — |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +4.0 pp (75.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.9% | — |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -1.4 pp (-28.6%) |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +0.5 pp (14.3%) |