Alton city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Alton city'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
13.2%
2023
5.1%
Total change
-8.1 pp
% change
-61.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.2% | — |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -4.0 pp (-30.3%) |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -1.3 pp (-14.1%) |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -0.7 pp (-8.9%) |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -0.6 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -1.5 pp (-22.7%) |