Picayune, MS Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Picayune, MS 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
10.0%
2023
5.7%
Total change
-4.3 pp
% change
-43%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.0% | — |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -1.7 pp (-17%) |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -2.4 pp (-28.9%) |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +0.5 pp (8.5%) |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -0.8 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +0.1 pp (1.8%) |