Mount Airy, NC Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Mount Airy, 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
5.1%
2023
5.0%
Total change
-0.1 pp
% change
-2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.1% | — |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -1.1 pp (-21.6%) |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +0.6 pp (15%) |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -0.1 pp (-2.2%) |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +0.4 pp (8.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +0.1 pp (2%) |