Burke County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Burke 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
11.7%
2023
0.0%
Total change
-11.7 pp
% change
-100%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.7% | — |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -8.0 pp (-68.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.8% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -6.8 pp (-100%) |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |