Wilkes County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Wilkes 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
3.5%
Total change
-4.8 pp
% change
-57.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -1.0 pp (-12%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.9% | — |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -1.2 pp (-24.5%) |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -0.2 pp (-5.4%) |