Belfast city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Belfast 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
7.8%
2023
3.8%
Total change
-4.0 pp
% change
-51.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +0.1 pp (1.3%) |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -2.0 pp (-25.3%) |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +1.6 pp (27.1%) |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -3.4 pp (-45.3%) |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -0.3 pp (-7.3%) |