Houghton city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Houghton 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
6.4%
2023
10.8%
Total change
+4.4 pp
% change
+68.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.4% | — |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -0.1 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +1.1 pp (17.5%) |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +2.7 pp (36.5%) |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +1.8 pp (17.8%) |
| 2023 | 10.8% | -1.1 pp (-9.2%) |