Pocahontas city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Pocahontas 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
2.0%
2023
5.8%
Total change
+3.8 pp
% change
+190%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.0% | — |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -1.0 pp (-50%) |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +0.3 pp (30%) |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +3.2 pp (246.2%) |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +0.9 pp (20%) |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +0.4 pp (7.4%) |