Pontiac, IL Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Pontiac, IL 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
5.5%
2023
3.6%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-34.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -0.4 pp (-7.3%) |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -0.2 pp (-3.9%) |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -0.4 pp (-8.2%) |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -0.8 pp (-17.8%) |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -0.1 pp (-2.7%) |