Watauga County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Watauga 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
6.4%
2023
4.0%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-37.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.4% | — |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -3.0 pp (-46.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.7% | — |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +2.3 pp (85.2%) |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -1.0 pp (-20%) |