Jonesboro city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Jonesboro 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
12.4%
2023
6.7%
Total change
-5.7 pp
% change
-46%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -4.5 pp (-36.3%) |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -4.7 pp (-59.5%) |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +1.5 pp (46.9%) |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +1.5 pp (31.9%) |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +0.5 pp (8.1%) |