Person County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Person 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
5.8%
2023
4.7%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-19%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.8% | — |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -4.7 pp (-81%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.5% | — |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -0.6 pp (-24%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +2.8 pp (147.4%) |