Powhatan County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Powhatan 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
4.0%
2023
3.1%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-22.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.0% | — |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -1.6 pp (-40%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.9% | — |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +0.7 pp (36.8%) |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +0.5 pp (19.2%) |