Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 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
6.0%
2023
3.9%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-35%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -1.5 pp (-25%) |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +0.1 pp (2.2%) |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -0.6 pp (-13%) |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -0.1 pp (-2.5%) |