Parsons city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Parsons 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
0.8%
2023
14.0%
Total change
+13.2 pp
% change
+1650%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +4.3 pp (537.5%) |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +2.1 pp (41.2%) |
| 2021 | 12.1% | +4.9 pp (68.1%) |
| 2022 | 13.8% | +1.7 pp (14%) |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +0.2 pp (1.4%) |