Freeport, IL Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Freeport, 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
8.0%
2023
4.7%
Total change
-3.3 pp
% change
-41.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -1.0 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -0.2 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -1.5 pp (-22.1%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -0.6 pp (-11.3%) |