Ruston city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Ruston 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
8.9%
2023
3.4%
Total change
-5.5 pp
% change
-61.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -4.4 pp (-49.4%) |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -0.1 pp (-2.2%) |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -0.6 pp (-13.6%) |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -0.7 pp (-18.4%) |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +0.3 pp (9.7%) |