Wheeler city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Wheeler 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
7.3%
2023
5.6%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-23.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.3% | — |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -1.0 pp (-13.7%) |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -2.1 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +0.3 pp (7.1%) |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +1.2 pp (26.7%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -0.1 pp (-1.8%) |