Plainfield city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Plainfield 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
9.3%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+8.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.6% | — |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -0.7 pp (-8.1%) |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +0.6 pp (7.6%) |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +1.6 pp (18.8%) |
| 2022 | 10.3% | +0.2 pp (2%) |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -1.0 pp (-9.7%) |