Detroit city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Detroit 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
19.8%
2023
14.1%
Total change
-5.7 pp
% change
-28.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.8% | — |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -4.1 pp (-20.7%) |
| 2020 | 14.9% | -0.8 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2021 | 15.3% | +0.4 pp (2.7%) |
| 2022 | 14.7% | -0.6 pp (-3.9%) |
| 2023 | 14.1% | -0.6 pp (-4.1%) |