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
16.0%
2023
11.5%
Total change
-4.5 pp
% change
-28.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.0% | — |
| 2019 | 13.2% | -2.8 pp (-17.5%) |
| 2020 | 12.4% | -0.8 pp (-6.1%) |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -0.5 pp (-4%) |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -0.4 pp (-3.4%) |