Parkersburg city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Parkersburg 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
3.7%
2023
5.0%
Total change
+1.3 pp
% change
+35.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.7% | — |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -2.7 pp (-73%) |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +3.5 pp (350%) |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +0.7 pp (15.6%) |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -0.6 pp (-11.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +0.4 pp (8.7%) |