Raleigh County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Raleigh 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
7.6%
2023
5.5%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-27.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.6% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +0.5 pp (6.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.3% | — |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -0.2 pp (-2.7%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -1.6 pp (-22.5%) |