Yancey County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Yancey 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
6.0%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-27.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.3% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -3.1 pp (-37.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.9% | — |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -0.3 pp (-3.8%) |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -1.6 pp (-21.1%) |