Shreveport city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Shreveport 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
7.3%
2023
8.9%
Total change
+1.6 pp
% change
+21.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.3% | — |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -0.5 pp (-6.8%) |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +0.3 pp (4.4%) |
| 2021 | 9.0% | +1.9 pp (26.8%) |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +0.2 pp (2.2%) |
| 2023 | 8.9% | -0.3 pp (-3.3%) |