Akron city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Akron city'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
6.0%
2023
1.0%
Total change
-5.0 pp
% change
-83.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.0% | — |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -3.1 pp (-51.7%) |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -1.1 pp (-37.9%) |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +2.4 pp (133.3%) |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -3.3 pp (-78.6%) |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +0.1 pp (11.1%) |