Center city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Center 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
17.0%
2023
6.4%
Total change
-10.6 pp
% change
-62.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.0% | — |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -2.1 pp (-12.4%) |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -10.7 pp (-71.8%) |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +3.7 pp (88.1%) |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -4.3 pp (-54.4%) |
| 2023 | 6.4% | +2.8 pp (77.8%) |