Plains city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Plains 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
3.8%
2023
1.6%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-57.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.8% | — |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -0.8 pp (-21.1%) |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +1.1 pp (36.7%) |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -0.4 pp (-9.8%) |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -1.9 pp (-51.4%) |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -0.2 pp (-11.1%) |