Meridian city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Meridian 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
8.7%
2023
7.2%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-17.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.7% | — |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -1.4 pp (-16.1%) |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -0.1 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +0.7 pp (9.7%) |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +0.7 pp (8.9%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -1.4 pp (-16.3%) |