Waite Park city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Waite Park 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
3.9%
2023
9.2%
Total change
+5.3 pp
% change
+135.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.9% | — |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -0.4 pp (-10.3%) |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +0.7 pp (20%) |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +2.2 pp (52.4%) |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -0.9 pp (-14.1%) |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +3.7 pp (67.3%) |