Astoria city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Astoria 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
6.0%
2023
2.9%
Total change
-3.1 pp
% change
-51.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -1.8 pp (-30%) |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +0.9 pp (21.4%) |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -0.4 pp (-7.8%) |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -0.9 pp (-19.1%) |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -0.9 pp (-23.7%) |