Spalding County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Spalding 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
8.3%
2023
5.4%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-34.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.3% | — |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -3.4 pp (-41%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.7% | — |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +0.9 pp (19.1%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -0.2 pp (-3.6%) |