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
9.2%
2023
9.1%
Total change
-0.1 pp
% change
-1.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.2% | — |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -0.7 pp (-7.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.6% | — |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +1.1 pp (10.4%) |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -2.6 pp (-22.2%) |