Barberton city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Barberton 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
8.7%
2023
4.7%
Total change
-4.0 pp
% change
-46%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.7% | — |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -1.1 pp (-12.6%) |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -0.1 pp (-1.3%) |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -0.4 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -0.3 pp (-4.2%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -2.1 pp (-30.9%) |