Plains town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Plains 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
7.4%
2023
6.0%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-18.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -0.2 pp (-2.7%) |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +4.5 pp (62.5%) |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -4.0 pp (-34.2%) |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -1.9 pp (-24.7%) |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +0.2 pp (3.4%) |