Midland city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Midland 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
6.8%
2023
4.6%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-32.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -1.7 pp (-25%) |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -1.0 pp (-19.6%) |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +0.4 pp (9.8%) |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +0.1 pp (2.2%) |