Bellevue city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Bellevue 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
8.2%
2023
5.9%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-28%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.2% | — |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -4.8 pp (-58.5%) |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +1.7 pp (50%) |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -3.3 pp (-64.7%) |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +0.7 pp (38.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +3.4 pp (136%) |