Scottsboro, AL Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Scottsboro, AL 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
7.7%
2023
5.4%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-29.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.7% | — |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -2.6 pp (-33.8%) |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +0.1 pp (2%) |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +0.5 pp (9.6%) |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +0.3 pp (5.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -0.6 pp (-10%) |