Charleston County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Charleston 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
5.3%
2023
3.6%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-32.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.3% | — |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -1.6 pp (-30.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.8% | — |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -0.1 pp (-2.6%) |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -0.1 pp (-2.7%) |