Emporia, KS Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Emporia, KS 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
5.8%
2023
2.4%
Total change
-3.4 pp
% change
-58.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -0.4 pp (-6.9%) |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -1.4 pp (-25.9%) |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -0.8 pp (-20%) |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -0.6 pp (-18.8%) |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -0.2 pp (-7.7%) |