Palatka city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Palatka 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
15.8%
2023
7.2%
Total change
-8.6 pp
% change
-54.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.8% | — |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -5.4 pp (-34.2%) |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -1.8 pp (-17.3%) |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +4.6 pp (53.5%) |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -3.1 pp (-23.5%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -2.9 pp (-28.7%) |