Pender County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Pender 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
5.6%
2023
7.2%
Total change
+1.6 pp
% change
+28.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -0.5 pp (-8.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.4% | — |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -0.7 pp (-7.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -1.5 pp (-17.2%) |