Wasilla city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Wasilla 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
12.2%
2023
8.5%
Total change
-3.7 pp
% change
-30.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.2% | — |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -4.2 pp (-34.4%) |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +3.8 pp (47.5%) |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -2.3 pp (-19.5%) |
| 2022 | 9.7% | +0.2 pp (2.1%) |
| 2023 | 8.5% | -1.2 pp (-12.4%) |