Cleveland city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Cleveland 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
8.9%
2023
6.9%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-22.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.9% | — |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -3.6 pp (-40.4%) |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -0.8 pp (-15.1%) |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +0.8 pp (17.8%) |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +2.1 pp (39.6%) |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -0.5 pp (-6.8%) |