Boone, NC Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Boone, NC Micro 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
8.1%
2023
9.0%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+11.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.1% | — |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -0.7 pp (-8.6%) |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +1.3 pp (17.6%) |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +0.2 pp (2.3%) |
| 2022 | 9.3% | +0.4 pp (4.5%) |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -0.3 pp (-3.2%) |