Gary city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Gary 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
15.7%
2023
13.0%
Total change
-2.7 pp
% change
-17.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.7% | — |
| 2019 | 12.4% | -3.3 pp (-21%) |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +0.3 pp (2.4%) |
| 2021 | 12.8% | +0.1 pp (0.8%) |
| 2022 | 13.5% | +0.7 pp (5.5%) |
| 2023 | 13.0% | -0.5 pp (-3.7%) |