Forest city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Forest 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
9.7%
2023
6.5%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-33%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.7% | — |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +0.2 pp (2.1%) |
| 2020 | 8.8% | -1.1 pp (-11.1%) |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -0.4 pp (-4.5%) |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -1.3 pp (-15.5%) |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -0.6 pp (-8.5%) |