Kinston, NC Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Kinston, NC Micro 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
11.6%
2023
7.2%
Total change
-4.4 pp
% change
-37.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.6% | — |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -0.2 pp (-1.7%) |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -2.5 pp (-21.9%) |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +0.4 pp (4.5%) |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -2.2 pp (-23.7%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +0.1 pp (1.4%) |