Albany city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Albany 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
16.8%
2023
11.5%
Total change
-5.3 pp
% change
-31.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.8% | — |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -3.1 pp (-18.5%) |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -2.7 pp (-19.7%) |
| 2021 | 10.5% | -0.5 pp (-4.5%) |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -0.2 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +1.2 pp (11.7%) |