Atlanta city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Atlanta 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
8.9%
2023
5.9%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-33.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.9% | — |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -2.5 pp (-28.1%) |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +0.2 pp (3.1%) |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -0.5 pp (-7.6%) |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -0.3 pp (-4.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +0.1 pp (1.7%) |