Rice city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Rice 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
5.8%
2023
1.4%
Total change
-4.4 pp
% change
-75.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.8% | — |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -3.4 pp (-58.6%) |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -0.1 pp (-4.2%) |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -0.9 pp (-39.1%) |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +0.5 pp (35.7%) |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -0.5 pp (-26.3%) |