Bowling Green city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Bowling Green 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
7.2%
2023
5.1%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-29.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.2% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -1.7 pp (-23.6%) |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +0.4 pp (7.3%) |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -0.4 pp (-6.8%) |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +0.1 pp (1.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -0.5 pp (-8.9%) |