Ville Platte city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Ville Platte 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
23.1%
2023
21.0%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-9.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.1% | — |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -6.2 pp (-26.8%) |
| 2020 | 22.6% | +5.7 pp (33.7%) |
| 2021 | 27.2% | +4.6 pp (20.4%) |
| 2022 | 24.8% | -2.4 pp (-8.8%) |
| 2023 | 21.0% | -3.8 pp (-15.3%) |