Westwego city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Westwego 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
11.2%
2023
3.1%
Total change
-8.1 pp
% change
-72.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.2% | — |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -4.7 pp (-42%) |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -1.4 pp (-21.5%) |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +1.0 pp (19.6%) |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -1.1 pp (-18%) |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -1.9 pp (-38%) |