Walnut Ridge city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Walnut Ridge 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
9.7%
2023
5.3%
Total change
-4.4 pp
% change
-45.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.7% | — |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -0.2 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -1.5 pp (-15.8%) |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -1.5 pp (-18.8%) |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -0.8 pp (-12.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -0.4 pp (-7%) |