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
2.5%
2023
1.9%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-24%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.5% | — |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -0.7 pp (-28%) |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -0.5 pp (-27.8%) |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +0.1 pp (7.7%) |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +1.0 pp (71.4%) |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -0.5 pp (-20.8%) |