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
4.6%
2023
2.8%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-39.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.6% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -0.3 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -1.1 pp (-25.6%) |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -0.9 pp (-28.1%) |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +0.4 pp (17.4%) |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +0.1 pp (3.7%) |