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
11.8%
2023
7.7%
Total change
-4.1 pp
% change
-34.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.8% | — |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -0.7 pp (-5.9%) |
| 2020 | 10.0% | -1.1 pp (-9.9%) |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -1.0 pp (-10%) |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -1.3 pp (-14.4%) |