Garden City city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Garden City 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
5.5%
2023
7.0%
Total change
+1.5 pp
% change
+27.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +0.4 pp (7.3%) |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -0.4 pp (-6.8%) |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +3.7 pp (67.3%) |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -0.9 pp (-9.8%) |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -1.3 pp (-15.7%) |