Amherst town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Amherst town'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
6.8%
2023
1.4%
Total change
-5.4 pp
% change
-79.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.8% | — |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -4.2 pp (-61.8%) |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +0.1 pp (3.8%) |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -1.5 pp (-55.6%) |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +0.2 pp (16.7%) |