Phoenix city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Phoenix 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
13.4%
2023
4.3%
Total change
-9.1 pp
% change
-67.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.4% | — |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -6.8 pp (-50.7%) |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -2.3 pp (-34.8%) |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -0.2 pp (-4.7%) |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +0.2 pp (4.9%) |