Cordele city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Cordele 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
19.2%
2023
10.3%
Total change
-8.9 pp
% change
-46.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.2% | — |
| 2019 | 14.4% | -4.8 pp (-25%) |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +1.4 pp (9.7%) |
| 2021 | 13.1% | -2.7 pp (-17.1%) |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -4.3 pp (-32.8%) |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +1.5 pp (17%) |