Garden City, KS Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Garden City, 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
4.6%
2023
5.4%
Total change
+0.8 pp
% change
+17.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.6% | — |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -0.8 pp (-17.4%) |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +0.2 pp (5.3%) |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +0.9 pp (22.5%) |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +0.2 pp (4.1%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +0.3 pp (5.9%) |