Murphysboro city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Murphysboro 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
6.7%
2023
5.4%
Total change
-1.3 pp
% change
-19.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.7% | — |
| 2019 | 10.7% | +4.0 pp (59.7%) |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -1.6 pp (-15%) |
| 2021 | 8.5% | -0.6 pp (-6.6%) |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +0.3 pp (3.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -3.4 pp (-38.6%) |