Williamsburg County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Williamsburg 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
9.8%
2023
4.9%
Total change
-4.9 pp
% change
-50%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.8% | — |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -3.2 pp (-32.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.6% | — |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -0.1 pp (-2.2%) |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +0.4 pp (8.9%) |