Ridgeland town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Ridgeland town'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
8.7%
2023
3.6%
Total change
-5.1 pp
% change
-58.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.7% | — |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -4.9 pp (-56.3%) |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -2.5 pp (-65.8%) |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +0.5 pp (38.5%) |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +0.2 pp (11.1%) |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +1.6 pp (80%) |