Wayne County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Wayne County'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
6.5%
2023
5.3%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-18.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -1.3 pp (-20%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.6% | — |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -0.1 pp (-2.2%) |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +0.8 pp (17.8%) |