Defiance, OH Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Defiance, OH Micro 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
5.0%
2023
4.0%
Total change
-1.0 pp
% change
-20%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -0.7 pp (-14%) |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +0.1 pp (2.3%) |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +0.7 pp (15.9%) |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -0.2 pp (-3.9%) |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -0.9 pp (-18.4%) |