Youngstown city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Youngstown 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
15.4%
2023
11.9%
Total change
-3.5 pp
% change
-22.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.4% | — |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -1.1 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -0.7 pp (-4.9%) |
| 2021 | 14.2% | +0.6 pp (4.4%) |
| 2022 | 13.2% | -1.0 pp (-7%) |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -1.3 pp (-9.8%) |