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
8.0%
2023
5.5%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-31.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -0.7 pp (-8.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.3% | — |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +1.7 pp (27%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -2.5 pp (-31.3%) |