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
6.0%
2023
2.1%
Total change
-3.9 pp
% change
-65%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.0% | — |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -2.1 pp (-35%) |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -1.4 pp (-35.9%) |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +0.5 pp (20%) |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -0.1 pp (-3.3%) |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -0.8 pp (-27.6%) |