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
6.5%
2023
4.4%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-32.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -2.2 pp (-33.8%) |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -0.7 pp (-16.3%) |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +0.2 pp (5.6%) |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +0.8 pp (21.1%) |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -0.2 pp (-4.3%) |