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
16.1%
2023
8.9%
Total change
-7.2 pp
% change
-44.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.1% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -8.0 pp (-49.7%) |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +2.4 pp (29.6%) |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -0.7 pp (-6.7%) |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -0.1 pp (-1%) |
| 2023 | 8.9% | -0.8 pp (-8.2%) |