Galesburg city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Galesburg 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
13.4%
2023
7.1%
Total change
-6.3 pp
% change
-47%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.4% | — |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -6.6 pp (-49.3%) |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -1.6 pp (-23.5%) |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -0.7 pp (-13.5%) |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +1.4 pp (31.1%) |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +1.2 pp (20.3%) |