La Plata city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How La Plata 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
3.8%
2023
8.1%
Total change
+4.3 pp
% change
+113.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.8% | — |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -1.7 pp (-44.7%) |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +0.9 pp (42.9%) |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +3.5 pp (116.7%) |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -0.2 pp (-3.1%) |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +1.8 pp (28.6%) |