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
7.7%
2023
5.4%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-29.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.7% | — |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -2.4 pp (-31.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.6% | — |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +0.3 pp (6.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +0.5 pp (10.2%) |