Palatka, FL Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Palatka, FL 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
10.3%
2023
7.1%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-31.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.3% | — |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -1.6 pp (-15.5%) |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -0.2 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2021 | 9.0% | +0.5 pp (5.9%) |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -0.1 pp (-1.1%) |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -1.8 pp (-20.2%) |