Punta Gorda city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Punta Gorda 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
12.0%
2023
5.2%
Total change
-6.8 pp
% change
-56.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.0% | — |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -5.3 pp (-44.2%) |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +0.7 pp (10.4%) |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -2.5 pp (-33.8%) |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +0.3 pp (6.1%) |