Albany, GA Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Albany, GA Metro Area'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
12.6%
2023
8.2%
Total change
-4.4 pp
% change
-34.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.6% | — |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -2.0 pp (-15.9%) |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -2.1 pp (-19.8%) |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -0.4 pp (-4.7%) |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +0.1 pp (1.2%) |