Greenwood County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Greenwood 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
9.7%
2023
4.7%
Total change
-5.0 pp
% change
-51.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.7% | — |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -2.8 pp (-28.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.7% | — |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -0.2 pp (-3.5%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -0.8 pp (-14.5%) |