Iola city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Iola 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
4.7%
2023
5.3%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+12.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.7% | — |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +1.0 pp (21.3%) |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -0.7 pp (-12.3%) |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +1.6 pp (32%) |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +0.1 pp (1.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -1.4 pp (-20.9%) |