Prairie City city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Prairie City 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
1.0%
2023
6.1%
Total change
+5.1 pp
% change
+510%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.0% | — |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +0.2 pp (20%) |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +3.6 pp (300%) |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +1.5 pp (31.3%) |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -0.5 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +0.3 pp (5.2%) |