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
12.5%
2023
7.0%
Total change
-5.5 pp
% change
-44%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.5% | — |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -8.8 pp (-70.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.7% | — |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -1.2 pp (-21.1%) |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +2.5 pp (55.6%) |