Cologne city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Cologne 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
1.0%
2023
4.7%
Total change
+3.7 pp
% change
+370%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.0% | — |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +0.5 pp (50%) |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +1.7 pp (113.3%) |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +0.1 pp (3.1%) |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +0.7 pp (21.2%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +0.7 pp (17.5%) |