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
3.0%
2023
4.7%
Total change
+1.7 pp
% change
+56.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.0% | — |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +0.8 pp (26.7%) |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +3.3 pp (86.8%) |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +0.1 pp (1.4%) |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +0.4 pp (5.6%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -2.9 pp (-38.2%) |