Mena city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Mena 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
7.9%
2023
10.5%
Total change
+2.6 pp
% change
+32.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.9% | — |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +2.0 pp (25.3%) |
| 2020 | 13.2% | +3.3 pp (33.3%) |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -2.6 pp (-19.7%) |
| 2023 | 10.5% | -0.1 pp (-0.9%) |