Fort Polk South CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Fort Polk South CDP'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
8.4%
2023
3.2%
Total change
-5.2 pp
% change
-61.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.4% | — |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -2.6 pp (-31%) |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -3.8 pp (-65.5%) |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -0.5 pp (-25%) |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +0.4 pp (26.7%) |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +1.3 pp (68.4%) |