Galax city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Galax city'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
4.4%
2023
1.1%
Total change
-3.3 pp
% change
-75%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.4% | — |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +1.5 pp (34.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.9% | — |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -2.6 pp (-53.1%) |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -1.2 pp (-52.2%) |