Hometown city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Hometown 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
4.6%
2023
4.1%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-10.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +0.8 pp (17.4%) |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -0.8 pp (-14.8%) |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +0.5 pp (10.9%) |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +0.8 pp (15.7%) |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -1.8 pp (-30.5%) |