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
3.5%
2023
4.4%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+25.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.5% | — |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -1.0 pp (-28.6%) |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +0.9 pp (36%) |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +1.4 pp (41.2%) |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -0.2 pp (-4.2%) |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -0.2 pp (-4.3%) |