Granite City city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Granite 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
8.9%
2023
6.4%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-28.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.9% | — |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -1.2 pp (-13.5%) |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -1.4 pp (-18.2%) |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +1.2 pp (19%) |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +0.5 pp (6.7%) |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -1.6 pp (-20%) |