Payson town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Payson 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
6.2%
2023
7.8%
Total change
+1.6 pp
% change
+25.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.2% | — |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -1.3 pp (-21%) |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -1.5 pp (-30.6%) |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +1.8 pp (52.9%) |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +1.8 pp (34.6%) |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +0.8 pp (11.4%) |