Rowan County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Rowan 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
18.0%
2023
8.7%
Total change
-9.3 pp
% change
-51.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.0% | — |
| 2019 | 13.2% | -4.8 pp (-26.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.7% | — |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -4.3 pp (-33.9%) |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +0.3 pp (3.6%) |