Birmingham city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Birmingham 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
10.7%
2023
6.1%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-43%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.7% | — |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -1.7 pp (-15.9%) |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -0.7 pp (-7.8%) |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -0.3 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -0.5 pp (-6.3%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -1.4 pp (-18.7%) |