Clayton city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Clayton 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
4.0%
2023
7.0%
Total change
+3.0 pp
% change
+75%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.0% | — |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -0.9 pp (-22.5%) |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +2.1 pp (67.7%) |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -0.8 pp (-15.4%) |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +1.0 pp (22.7%) |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +1.6 pp (29.6%) |