Paintsville city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Paintsville 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
6.0%
2023
4.2%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-30%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.0% | — |
| 2019 | 13.5% | +7.5 pp (125%) |
| 2020 | 17.7% | +4.2 pp (31.1%) |
| 2021 | 11.4% | -6.3 pp (-35.6%) |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -3.8 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -3.4 pp (-44.7%) |