Cherokee County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Cherokee 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
6.6%
2023
4.0%
Total change
-2.6 pp
% change
-39.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.6% | — |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -1.7 pp (-25.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.4% | — |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +0.6 pp (17.6%) |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |