Decatur, IL Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Decatur, IL Metro 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
9.2%
2023
7.1%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-22.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.2% | — |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -1.6 pp (-17.4%) |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +0.1 pp (1.3%) |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +0.4 pp (5.2%) |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -0.9 pp (-11.1%) |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -0.1 pp (-1.4%) |