Big Rapids city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Big Rapids 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
11.5%
2023
5.5%
Total change
-6.0 pp
% change
-52.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.5% | — |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -3.2 pp (-27.8%) |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -0.5 pp (-6%) |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -0.8 pp (-10.3%) |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +0.2 pp (2.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -1.7 pp (-23.6%) |