Roane County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Roane 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
5.3%
2023
2.4%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-54.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.3% | — |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +0.6 pp (11.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.0% | — |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -0.2 pp (-10%) |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +0.6 pp (33.3%) |