Iowa town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Iowa town'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
10.7%
2023
5.1%
Total change
-5.6 pp
% change
-52.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.7% | — |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -5.4 pp (-50.5%) |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -1.3 pp (-24.5%) |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +0.8 pp (20%) |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +0.4 pp (8.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -0.1 pp (-1.9%) |