Manchester city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Manchester 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
2.0%
2023
3.1%
Total change
+1.1 pp
% change
+55%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -1.4 pp (-70%) |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +0.7 pp (116.7%) |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +0.2 pp (15.4%) |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +1.3 pp (86.7%) |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +0.3 pp (10.7%) |