Benton city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Benton 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
11.0%
2023
2.5%
Total change
-8.5 pp
% change
-77.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.0% | — |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -2.3 pp (-20.9%) |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -1.7 pp (-19.5%) |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -2.5 pp (-35.7%) |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +0.6 pp (13.3%) |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -2.6 pp (-51%) |