Van Meter city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Van Meter 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
2.9%
2023
1.3%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-55.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.9% | — |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -0.9 pp (-31%) |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -0.5 pp (-25%) |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +0.2 pp (13.3%) |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -0.8 pp (-47.1%) |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +0.4 pp (44.4%) |