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
5.9%
2023
1.4%
Total change
-4.5 pp
% change
-76.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +2.4 pp (40.7%) |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -4.8 pp (-57.8%) |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -1.8 pp (-51.4%) |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -0.9 pp (-52.9%) |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +0.6 pp (75%) |