Ottumwa city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Ottumwa 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
6.3%
2023
3.7%
Total change
-2.6 pp
% change
-41.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.3% | — |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -0.3 pp (-4.8%) |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -0.9 pp (-15%) |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +0.1 pp (2%) |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -0.7 pp (-13.5%) |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -0.8 pp (-17.8%) |