Johnson City city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Johnson City 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
7.8%
2023
5.6%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-28.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -0.9 pp (-11.5%) |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -1.1 pp (-15.9%) |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +1.2 pp (20.7%) |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -2.5 pp (-35.7%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +1.1 pp (24.4%) |