Bessemer City city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Bessemer City 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
11.8%
2023
7.3%
Total change
-4.5 pp
% change
-38.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.8% | — |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -3.6 pp (-30.5%) |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -2.5 pp (-30.5%) |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +0.7 pp (12.3%) |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -0.3 pp (-4.7%) |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +1.2 pp (19.7%) |