Plainfield town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Plainfield 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
6.0%
2023
3.0%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-50%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -1.6 pp (-26.7%) |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +0.4 pp (9.1%) |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -1.0 pp (-20.8%) |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -0.4 pp (-10.5%) |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -0.4 pp (-11.8%) |