Kansas City city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Kansas 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
5.9%
2023
4.7%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-20.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -1.1 pp (-18.6%) |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +0.1 pp (2.1%) |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +0.2 pp (4.1%) |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -0.3 pp (-5.9%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -0.1 pp (-2.1%) |