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
8.6%
2023
8.4%
Total change
-0.2 pp
% change
-2.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -2.7 pp (-31.4%) |
| 2020 | 9.7% | +3.8 pp (64.4%) |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +2.5 pp (25.8%) |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -6.5 pp (-53.3%) |
| 2023 | 8.4% | +2.7 pp (47.4%) |