Carbondale, IL Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Carbondale, IL Micro Area'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
7.6%
2023
7.2%
Total change
-0.4 pp
% change
-5.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.6% | — |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -0.7 pp (-9.2%) |
| 2020 | 6.7% | -0.2 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -0.4 pp (-6%) |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -0.5 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +1.4 pp (24.1%) |