Prospect city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Prospect 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
3.6%
2023
4.5%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+25%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.6% | — |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -1.9 pp (-52.8%) |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +3.9 pp (229.4%) |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -0.7 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -0.2 pp (-4.1%) |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -0.2 pp (-4.3%) |