Bay St. Louis city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Bay St. Louis 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
9.8%
2023
7.4%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-24.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -2.1 pp (-21.4%) |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -1.3 pp (-16.9%) |
| 2021 | 10.5% | +4.1 pp (64.1%) |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -1.3 pp (-12.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -1.8 pp (-19.6%) |