Forest Lake city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Forest Lake 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
3.6%
2023
4.6%
Total change
+1.0 pp
% change
+27.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.6% | — |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -0.7 pp (-19.4%) |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +2.1 pp (72.4%) |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +0.1 pp (2%) |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -0.6 pp (-11.8%) |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +0.1 pp (2.2%) |