Elizabeth City, NC Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Elizabeth City, 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
7.6%
2023
6.6%
Total change
-1.0 pp
% change
-13.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.6% | — |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -1.0 pp (-13.2%) |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -0.2 pp (-3%) |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -1.2 pp (-18.8%) |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +0.4 pp (7.7%) |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +1.0 pp (17.9%) |