Arlington city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Arlington city'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
24.3%
2023
6.4%
Total change
-17.9 pp
% change
-73.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.3% | — |
| 2019 | 22.4% | -1.9 pp (-7.8%) |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -7.4 pp (-33%) |
| 2021 | 17.6% | +2.6 pp (17.3%) |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -8.6 pp (-48.9%) |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -2.6 pp (-28.9%) |