Fort Gaines city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Fort Gaines 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
36.9%
2023
9.8%
Total change
-27.1 pp
% change
-73.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 36.9% | — |
| 2019 | 28.0% | -8.9 pp (-24.1%) |
| 2020 | 25.5% | -2.5 pp (-8.9%) |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -10.4 pp (-40.8%) |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -5.9 pp (-39.1%) |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +0.6 pp (6.5%) |