Bay city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Bay 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
4.9%
2023
2.9%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-40.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.9% | — |
| 2019 | 8.2% | +3.3 pp (67.3%) |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -3.1 pp (-37.8%) |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +0.6 pp (11.8%) |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +0.9 pp (15.8%) |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -3.7 pp (-56.1%) |