Bedford city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Bedford 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
4.7%
2023
2.2%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-53.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.7% | — |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -0.2 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +0.1 pp (2.2%) |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -1.5 pp (-32.6%) |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -0.9 pp (-29%) |