Buncombe County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Buncombe 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
3.5%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-25.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.7% | — |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -1.5 pp (-31.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.4% | — |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +0.2 pp (5.9%) |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -0.1 pp (-2.8%) |