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
3.6%
2023
9.0%
Total change
+5.4 pp
% change
+150%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.6% | — |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -0.9 pp (-25%) |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +1.0 pp (37%) |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +1.5 pp (40.5%) |
| 2022 | 8.9% | +3.7 pp (71.2%) |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +0.1 pp (1.1%) |