Pontiac city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Pontiac 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
14.9%
2023
10.6%
Total change
-4.3 pp
% change
-28.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.9% | — |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -3.0 pp (-20.1%) |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -0.9 pp (-7.6%) |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -0.4 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2022 | 9.5% | -1.1 pp (-10.4%) |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +1.1 pp (11.6%) |