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
8.5%
2023
17.5%
Total change
+9.0 pp
% change
+105.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.5% | — |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -1.5 pp (-17.6%) |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +2.9 pp (41.4%) |
| 2021 | 17.4% | +7.5 pp (75.8%) |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -1.2 pp (-6.9%) |
| 2023 | 17.5% | +1.3 pp (8%) |