Martins Ferry city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Martins Ferry 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
8.8%
2023
17.5%
Total change
+8.7 pp
% change
+98.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.8% | — |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -2.5 pp (-28.4%) |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +3.5 pp (55.6%) |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -0.5 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2022 | 20.8% | +11.5 pp (123.7%) |
| 2023 | 17.5% | -3.3 pp (-15.9%) |