Petal city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Petal 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
6.6%
2023
5.7%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-13.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -0.9 pp (-13.6%) |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -1.4 pp (-24.6%) |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +1.0 pp (23.3%) |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +1.1 pp (20.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -0.7 pp (-10.9%) |