The Plains CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How The Plains CDP'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
6.5%
2023
7.0%
Total change
+0.5 pp
% change
+7.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +0.2 pp (3.1%) |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -1.4 pp (-20.9%) |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -2.1 pp (-39.6%) |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +2.1 pp (65.6%) |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +1.7 pp (32.1%) |