Rock Island city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Rock Island 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
3.4%
2023
1.7%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-50%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.4% | — |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +5.1 pp (150%) |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +0.1 pp (1.2%) |
| 2021 | 10.7% | +2.1 pp (24.4%) |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -3.7 pp (-34.6%) |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -5.3 pp (-75.7%) |