Athens city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Athens 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
8.8%
2023
3.3%
Total change
-5.5 pp
% change
-62.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.8% | — |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -0.8 pp (-9.1%) |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -2.1 pp (-26.2%) |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -1.8 pp (-30.5%) |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +0.2 pp (4.9%) |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -1.0 pp (-23.3%) |