Phenix City city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Phenix City 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
8.6%
2023
5.9%
Total change
-2.7 pp
% change
-31.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.6% | — |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -1.4 pp (-16.3%) |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -0.7 pp (-9.7%) |
| 2021 | 8.5% | +2.0 pp (30.8%) |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -1.4 pp (-16.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -1.2 pp (-16.9%) |