Houghton, MI Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Houghton, MI 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
6.7%
2023
5.6%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-16.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.7% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -1.2 pp (-17.9%) |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +0.4 pp (7.3%) |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -0.2 pp (-3.4%) |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +0.4 pp (7%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -0.5 pp (-8.2%) |