Bethel city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Bethel 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
9.7%
2023
5.7%
Total change
-4.0 pp
% change
-41.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.7% | — |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -0.2 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 9.4% | -0.1 pp (-1.1%) |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -0.5 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -3.2 pp (-36%) |