Huntsville city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Huntsville 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
6.3%
2023
2.0%
Total change
-4.3 pp
% change
-68.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +0.8 pp (12.7%) |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -1.6 pp (-22.5%) |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +0.5 pp (9.1%) |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -0.1 pp (-1.7%) |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -3.9 pp (-66.1%) |