Belfast CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Belfast CDP'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
6.7%
2023
5.9%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-11.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.7% | — |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -3.5 pp (-52.2%) |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -1.7 pp (-53.1%) |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -1.5 pp (-100%) |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +3.5 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +2.4 pp (68.6%) |