Goldsboro, NC Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Goldsboro, 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
9.7%
2023
5.4%
Total change
-4.3 pp
% change
-44.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.7% | — |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -3.1 pp (-32%) |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -1.2 pp (-18.2%) |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -1.0 pp (-18.5%) |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +0.6 pp (13.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +0.4 pp (8%) |