Jamestown city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Jamestown 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
17.8%
2023
4.8%
Total change
-13.0 pp
% change
-73%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.8% | — |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -0.9 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2020 | 13.1% | -3.8 pp (-22.5%) |
| 2021 | 17.5% | +4.4 pp (33.6%) |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -10.2 pp (-58.3%) |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -2.5 pp (-34.2%) |