Baltimore city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Baltimore 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
10.0%
2023
6.6%
Total change
-3.4 pp
% change
-34%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.0% | — |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -1.7 pp (-17%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.4% | — |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -0.5 pp (-6.8%) |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -0.3 pp (-4.3%) |