Leeds city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Leeds 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
5.7%
2023
1.1%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-80.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.7% | — |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -2.4 pp (-42.1%) |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -1.6 pp (-48.5%) |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +0.4 pp (23.5%) |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -0.7 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -0.3 pp (-21.4%) |