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
5.9%
2023
2.9%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-50.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -0.5 pp (-8.5%) |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -3.8 pp (-70.4%) |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +1.1 pp (68.8%) |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +0.3 pp (11.1%) |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -0.1 pp (-3.3%) |