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
7.8%
2023
6.3%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-19.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -1.8 pp (-23.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.0% | — |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -1.1 pp (-15.7%) |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +0.4 pp (6.8%) |