New Bern, NC Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How New Bern, 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
8.4%
2023
4.5%
Total change
-3.9 pp
% change
-46.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -1.3 pp (-15.5%) |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -0.9 pp (-12.7%) |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -0.5 pp (-8.1%) |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -0.7 pp (-12.3%) |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -0.5 pp (-10%) |