Cincinnati city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Cincinnati 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
10.4%
2023
6.8%
Total change
-3.6 pp
% change
-34.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.4% | — |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -2.4 pp (-23.1%) |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -0.7 pp (-8.8%) |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -0.4 pp (-5.5%) |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -0.1 pp (-1.4%) |