Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA 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
6.8%
2023
5.8%
Total change
-1.0 pp
% change
-14.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.8% | — |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -0.8 pp (-11.8%) |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +0.1 pp (1.7%) |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +0.2 pp (3.3%) |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -0.3 pp (-4.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -0.2 pp (-3.3%) |