Welch city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Welch 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
10.9%
2023
5.9%
Total change
-5.0 pp
% change
-45.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.9% | — |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -2.5 pp (-22.9%) |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +1.1 pp (13.1%) |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -3.2 pp (-33.7%) |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +2.4 pp (38.1%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -2.8 pp (-32.2%) |