Fort Madison city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Fort Madison 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
8.6%
2023
4.3%
Total change
-4.3 pp
% change
-50%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.6% | — |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +0.3 pp (3.5%) |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -2.1 pp (-23.6%) |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -0.6 pp (-8.8%) |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -0.6 pp (-9.7%) |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -1.3 pp (-23.2%) |