North Wilkesboro, NC Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How North Wilkesboro, 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
7.5%
2023
4.9%
Total change
-2.6 pp
% change
-34.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -2.0 pp (-26.7%) |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -0.2 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +0.5 pp (9.4%) |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +0.2 pp (3.4%) |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -1.1 pp (-18.3%) |