Sweetwater city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Sweetwater 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
4.8%
2023
4.6%
Total change
-0.2 pp
% change
-4.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.8% | — |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -1.0 pp (-20.8%) |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +0.4 pp (10.5%) |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +0.9 pp (21.4%) |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -0.3 pp (-5.9%) |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -0.2 pp (-4.2%) |