Canton city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Canton 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
7.8%
2023
4.3%
Total change
-3.5 pp
% change
-44.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -2.1 pp (-26.9%) |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +0.9 pp (15.8%) |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +2.3 pp (34.8%) |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -1.9 pp (-21.3%) |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -2.7 pp (-38.6%) |