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
10.0%
2023
2.2%
Total change
-7.8 pp
% change
-78%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.0% | — |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -2.6 pp (-26%) |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -3.1 pp (-41.9%) |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +1.0 pp (23.3%) |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -2.9 pp (-54.7%) |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -0.2 pp (-8.3%) |