Philadelphia city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Philadelphia 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
11.3%
2023
8.4%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-25.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.3% | — |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -2.1 pp (-18.6%) |
| 2020 | 8.8% | -0.4 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +0.1 pp (1.1%) |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -0.3 pp (-3.4%) |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -0.2 pp (-2.3%) |