Carthage city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Carthage 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
7.4%
2023
2.0%
Total change
-5.4 pp
% change
-73%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.4% | — |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -1.1 pp (-14.9%) |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -0.6 pp (-9.5%) |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +0.9 pp (15.8%) |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -2.2 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -2.4 pp (-54.5%) |