Brainerd city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Brainerd 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
3.5%
2023
8.1%
Total change
+4.6 pp
% change
+131.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.5% | — |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -0.3 pp (-8.6%) |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +1.9 pp (59.4%) |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +0.4 pp (7.8%) |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +1.9 pp (34.5%) |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +0.7 pp (9.5%) |