Kalamazoo city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Kalamazoo 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
8.8%
2023
6.9%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-21.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -1.2 pp (-13.6%) |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +0.4 pp (5.3%) |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +0.7 pp (8.7%) |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -0.6 pp (-6.9%) |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -1.2 pp (-14.8%) |