Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 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
4.9%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-25.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -0.9 pp (-13.6%) |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -0.3 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -0.1 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -0.4 pp (-7.5%) |