Forest City town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Forest City town'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
15.0%
2023
6.7%
Total change
-8.3 pp
% change
-55.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.0% | — |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -2.7 pp (-18%) |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -2.9 pp (-23.6%) |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +0.7 pp (7.4%) |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -3.4 pp (-33.7%) |