Upshur County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Upshur 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
8.1%
2023
5.8%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-28.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.1% | — |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -1.0 pp (-12.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.6% | — |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +0.2 pp (3.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +0.0 pp (0%) |