Petersburg city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Petersburg 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
5.6%
2023
3.2%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-42.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.6% | — |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +2.8 pp (50%) |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -0.8 pp (-9.5%) |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -2.6 pp (-34.2%) |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -1.2 pp (-24%) |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -0.6 pp (-15.8%) |