Tampa city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Tampa 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
8.1%
2023
4.7%
Total change
-3.4 pp
% change
-42%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.1% | — |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -1.8 pp (-22.2%) |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -0.5 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -0.3 pp (-5.2%) |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -0.3 pp (-5.5%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -0.5 pp (-9.6%) |