Bangor borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Bangor borough'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
9.7%
2023
4.0%
Total change
-5.7 pp
% change
-58.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.7% | — |
| 2019 | 10.1% | +0.4 pp (4.1%) |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -5.3 pp (-52.5%) |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +0.7 pp (14.6%) |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +0.1 pp (1.8%) |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -1.6 pp (-28.6%) |