Chattooga County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Chattooga 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
9.5%
2023
4.8%
Total change
-4.7 pp
% change
-49.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -3.9 pp (-41.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.2% | — |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +1.5 pp (46.9%) |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +0.1 pp (2.1%) |