Central town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Central town'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
10.8%
2023
5.0%
Total change
-5.8 pp
% change
-53.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -3.3 pp (-30.6%) |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +3.2 pp (42.7%) |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -5.5 pp (-51.4%) |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -0.7 pp (-13.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +0.5 pp (11.1%) |