Plainview city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Plainview 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
1.5%
2023
5.1%
Total change
+3.6 pp
% change
+240%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.5% | — |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +1.2 pp (80%) |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +1.0 pp (37%) |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +1.0 pp (27%) |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -0.4 pp (-8.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +0.8 pp (18.6%) |