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
9.5%
2023
8.0%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-15.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.5% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -1.4 pp (-14.7%) |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +0.7 pp (8.6%) |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -0.2 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -0.9 pp (-10.5%) |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +0.3 pp (3.9%) |