West Branch city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How West Branch 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
10.3%
2023
7.2%
Total change
-3.1 pp
% change
-30.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.3% | — |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -4.3 pp (-41.7%) |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -0.2 pp (-3.3%) |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +0.8 pp (13.8%) |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +0.1 pp (1.5%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +0.5 pp (7.5%) |