Council Bluffs city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Council Bluffs 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
5.2%
2023
4.2%
Total change
-1.0 pp
% change
-19.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.2% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -0.9 pp (-17.3%) |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +0.6 pp (14%) |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -0.1 pp (-2%) |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -0.6 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |