Prairie Heights CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Prairie Heights CDP'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
7.4%
2023
5.4%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-27%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.4% | — |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -5.2 pp (-70.3%) |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +0.6 pp (27.3%) |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +1.7 pp (60.7%) |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -0.5 pp (-11.1%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +1.4 pp (35%) |