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
8.1%
2023
0.5%
Total change
-7.6 pp
% change
-93.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.1% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -2.7 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -1.9 pp (-35.2%) |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -1.6 pp (-45.7%) |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -0.9 pp (-47.4%) |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -0.5 pp (-50%) |