Dayton city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Dayton 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
7.5%
2023
4.5%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-40%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5% | — |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -1.5 pp (-20%) |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +0.9 pp (15%) |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -1.9 pp (-27.5%) |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +0.3 pp (6%) |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -0.8 pp (-15.1%) |