York city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How York 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
17.1%
2023
4.7%
Total change
-12.4 pp
% change
-72.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.1% | — |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -2.9 pp (-17%) |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -3.3 pp (-23.2%) |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -2.1 pp (-19.3%) |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -0.6 pp (-6.8%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -3.5 pp (-42.7%) |