Shepherd city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Shepherd 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
16.6%
2023
9.7%
Total change
-6.9 pp
% change
-41.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.6% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -8.5 pp (-51.2%) |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -1.5 pp (-18.5%) |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +5.0 pp (75.8%) |
| 2022 | 14.7% | +3.1 pp (26.7%) |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -5.0 pp (-34%) |