Belton city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Belton 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
8.8%
2023
2.3%
Total change
-6.5 pp
% change
-73.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -3.7 pp (-42%) |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -1.4 pp (-27.5%) |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -0.1 pp (-2.7%) |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -1.3 pp (-36.1%) |