Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area'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
8.8%
2023
6.1%
Total change
-2.7 pp
% change
-30.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -1.8 pp (-20.5%) |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +0.1 pp (1.4%) |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -0.1 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -0.6 pp (-8.6%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -0.3 pp (-4.7%) |