Morgan City, LA Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Morgan City, LA 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
8.5%
2023
5.4%
Total change
-3.1 pp
% change
-36.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.5% | — |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +0.2 pp (2.4%) |
| 2020 | 6.7% | -2.0 pp (-23%) |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +0.7 pp (10.4%) |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -1.5 pp (-20.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -0.5 pp (-8.5%) |