West Pensacola CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How West Pensacola CDP'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
14.3%
2023
5.7%
Total change
-8.6 pp
% change
-60.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.3% | — |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -3.3 pp (-23.1%) |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +0.2 pp (1.8%) |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -2.5 pp (-22.3%) |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -1.8 pp (-20.7%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -1.2 pp (-17.4%) |