Smyth County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Smyth 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
6.3%
2023
3.0%
Total change
-3.3 pp
% change
-52.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.3% | — |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -0.6 pp (-9.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.8% | — |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -0.5 pp (-13.2%) |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -0.3 pp (-9.1%) |