Paducah city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Paducah 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
5.9%
2023
3.5%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-40.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -1.3 pp (-22%) |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -1.6 pp (-34.8%) |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +1.1 pp (36.7%) |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -0.3 pp (-7.3%) |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -0.3 pp (-7.9%) |