Wirt County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Wirt 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
7.8%
2023
3.3%
Total change
-4.5 pp
% change
-57.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -3.2 pp (-41%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.0% | — |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -0.4 pp (-13.3%) |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +0.7 pp (26.9%) |