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
10.1%
2023
7.8%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-22.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.1% | — |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -3.1 pp (-30.7%) |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +3.5 pp (50%) |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -3.0 pp (-28.6%) |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +1.2 pp (16%) |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -0.9 pp (-10.3%) |