Fort Meade city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Fort Meade 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
9.4%
2023
6.4%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-31.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.4% | — |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -0.5 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -0.9 pp (-10.1%) |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +1.8 pp (22.5%) |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -0.6 pp (-6.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -2.8 pp (-30.4%) |