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
8.8%
2023
5.4%
Total change
-3.4 pp
% change
-38.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.8% | — |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -2.5 pp (-28.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.7% | — |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +0.3 pp (6.4%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +0.4 pp (8%) |