Decatur city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Decatur 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
4.2%
2023
2.7%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-35.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.2% | — |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +2.8 pp (66.7%) |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -1.2 pp (-17.1%) |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +0.3 pp (5.2%) |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -2.6 pp (-42.6%) |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -0.8 pp (-22.9%) |