Mecklenburg County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Mecklenburg 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
5.0%
2023
3.0%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-40%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.0% | — |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -1.1 pp (-22%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.4% | — |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +0.2 pp (5.9%) |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -0.6 pp (-16.7%) |