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
5.3%
2023
4.8%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-9.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.3% | — |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -1.7 pp (-32.1%) |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -0.1 pp (-2.8%) |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +0.8 pp (22.9%) |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +0.1 pp (2.3%) |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +0.4 pp (9.1%) |