Ottumwa, IA Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Ottumwa, IA 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
3.7%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-36.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +0.1 pp (1.7%) |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -0.8 pp (-13.6%) |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -0.1 pp (-2%) |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -0.6 pp (-12%) |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -0.7 pp (-15.9%) |