Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC 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
6.9%
2023
3.3%
Total change
-3.6 pp
% change
-52.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -1.6 pp (-23.2%) |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -0.3 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -0.6 pp (-12%) |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -0.9 pp (-20.5%) |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -0.2 pp (-5.7%) |