Gainesville, FL Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Gainesville, FL 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
6.7%
2023
4.2%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-37.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.7% | — |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -1.4 pp (-20.9%) |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -0.2 pp (-3.8%) |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -0.3 pp (-5.9%) |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +0.1 pp (2.1%) |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -0.7 pp (-14.3%) |