Glasgow city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Glasgow 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
10.2%
2023
5.2%
Total change
-5.0 pp
% change
-49%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.2% | — |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -1.8 pp (-17.6%) |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -0.7 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +0.6 pp (7.8%) |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -3.2 pp (-38.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +0.1 pp (2%) |