New Orleans city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How New Orleans 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
8.7%
2023
7.8%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-10.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.7% | — |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -0.8 pp (-9.2%) |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +0.6 pp (7.6%) |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -0.1 pp (-1.2%) |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -0.6 pp (-7.1%) |