Cairo city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Cairo 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
11.6%
2023
5.2%
Total change
-6.4 pp
% change
-55.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.6% | — |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -6.9 pp (-59.5%) |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -1.6 pp (-34%) |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -0.2 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +4.7 pp (162.1%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -2.4 pp (-31.6%) |