Payson, AZ Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Payson, AZ 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
11.7%
2023
7.4%
Total change
-4.3 pp
% change
-36.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.7% | — |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -2.9 pp (-24.8%) |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -2.5 pp (-28.4%) |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +1.0 pp (15.9%) |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -0.4 pp (-5.5%) |
| 2023 | 7.4% | +0.5 pp (7.2%) |