Macon city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Macon 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
11.4%
2023
3.8%
Total change
-7.6 pp
% change
-66.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -4.0 pp (-35.1%) |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -0.9 pp (-12.2%) |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -3.9 pp (-60%) |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +0.1 pp (3.8%) |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +1.1 pp (40.7%) |