Charleston-Mattoon, IL Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Charleston-Mattoon, 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
6.9%
2023
6.8%
Total change
-0.1 pp
% change
-1.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -1.7 pp (-24.6%) |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +0.8 pp (15.4%) |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +0.5 pp (8.3%) |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -0.5 pp (-7.7%) |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +0.8 pp (13.3%) |