Scottsbluff city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Scottsbluff 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
6.8%
2023
3.7%
Total change
-3.1 pp
% change
-45.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.8% | — |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -0.4 pp (-5.9%) |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -1.8 pp (-28.1%) |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -1.7 pp (-37%) |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -0.6 pp (-20.7%) |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +1.4 pp (60.9%) |