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
8.4%
2023
3.8%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-54.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -1.1 pp (-13.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.6% | — |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -1.0 pp (-17.9%) |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -0.8 pp (-17.4%) |