Nashville city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Nashville 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
13.0%
2023
6.2%
Total change
-6.8 pp
% change
-52.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.0% | — |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -11.0 pp (-84.6%) |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +1.0 pp (50%) |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +2.3 pp (76.7%) |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +1.9 pp (35.8%) |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -1.0 pp (-13.9%) |