Caldwell County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Caldwell 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
3.4%
2023
3.2%
Total change
-0.2 pp
% change
-5.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.4% | — |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -0.7 pp (-20.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.4% | — |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +0.8 pp (33.3%) |