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
8.0%
2023
8.0%
Total change
+0.0 pp
% change
0%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -0.7 pp (-8.8%) |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -0.1 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -0.1 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -0.2 pp (-2.8%) |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +1.1 pp (15.9%) |