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
3.7%
2023
6.8%
Total change
+3.1 pp
% change
+83.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.7% | — |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +2.8 pp (75.7%) |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -0.5 pp (-7.7%) |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +0.5 pp (8.3%) |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +1.1 pp (16.9%) |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -0.8 pp (-10.5%) |