Fort Payne city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Fort Payne 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
6.8%
2023
6.0%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-11.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.8% | — |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -0.2 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +1.3 pp (19.7%) |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -1.0 pp (-12.7%) |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -0.8 pp (-11.6%) |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -0.1 pp (-1.6%) |