Metropolis city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Metropolis 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
8.5%
2023
2.5%
Total change
-6.0 pp
% change
-70.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -3.3 pp (-38.8%) |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +0.4 pp (7.7%) |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -2.9 pp (-51.8%) |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -0.5 pp (-18.5%) |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +0.3 pp (13.6%) |