Palestine city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Palestine 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
5.3%
2023
6.7%
Total change
+1.4 pp
% change
+26.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.3% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -1.0 pp (-18.9%) |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -0.7 pp (-16.3%) |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +0.4 pp (11.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +2.7 pp (67.5%) |