Palmer Lake town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Palmer Lake town'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
4.7%
2023
6.5%
Total change
+1.8 pp
% change
+38.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.7% | — |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -0.2 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +2.3 pp (51.1%) |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +0.4 pp (5.9%) |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -0.2 pp (-2.8%) |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -0.5 pp (-7.1%) |