Moore County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Moore 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
13.0%
2023
7.4%
Total change
-5.6 pp
% change
-43.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.0% | — |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -2.3 pp (-17.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.7% | — |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -0.2 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -1.1 pp (-12.9%) |