Poplar Bluff city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Poplar Bluff 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
6.4%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-25.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.6% | — |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +0.3 pp (3.5%) |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -0.6 pp (-6.7%) |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -0.2 pp (-2.4%) |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -2.2 pp (-27.2%) |
| 2023 | 6.4% | +0.5 pp (8.5%) |