Radford city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Radford city'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
7.5%
2023
7.6%
Total change
+0.1 pp
% change
+1.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5% | — |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -3.0 pp (-40%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.3% | — |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -0.1 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +0.4 pp (5.6%) |