Starkville city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Starkville 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
7.8%
2023
6.0%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-23.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -0.5 pp (-6.4%) |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -1.0 pp (-13.7%) |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +0.6 pp (9.5%) |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +1.0 pp (14.5%) |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -1.9 pp (-24.1%) |