Gates County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Gates 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
7.2%
2023
0.5%
Total change
-6.7 pp
% change
-93.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.2% | — |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -4.1 pp (-56.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.7% | — |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -0.8 pp (-47.1%) |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -0.4 pp (-44.4%) |