Carter County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Carter 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
6.9%
2023
2.9%
Total change
-4.0 pp
% change
-58%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -2.7 pp (-39.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.8% | — |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -0.6 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +1.7 pp (141.7%) |