East Prairie city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How East Prairie 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
9.5%
2023
4.4%
Total change
-5.1 pp
% change
-53.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.5% | — |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -0.5 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +1.7 pp (18.9%) |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -7.5 pp (-70.1%) |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +2.8 pp (87.5%) |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -1.6 pp (-26.7%) |