Georgetown County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Georgetown 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
9.6%
2023
5.1%
Total change
-4.5 pp
% change
-46.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.6% | — |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -2.4 pp (-25%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.8% | — |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -1.8 pp (-26.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +0.1 pp (2%) |