Melbourne city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Melbourne 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
13.4%
2023
6.0%
Total change
-7.4 pp
% change
-55.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.4% | — |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -10.0 pp (-74.6%) |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +6.6 pp (194.1%) |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -2.0 pp (-20%) |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -2.1 pp (-26.2%) |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +0.1 pp (1.7%) |