Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Greensboro-High Point, 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
6.6%
2023
4.7%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-28.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -1.1 pp (-16.7%) |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +0.2 pp (3.6%) |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -0.2 pp (-3.5%) |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -0.4 pp (-7.3%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -0.4 pp (-7.8%) |