Billings city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Billings 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
3.4%
2023
3.5%
Total change
+0.1 pp
% change
+2.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.4% | — |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -0.1 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +0.3 pp (9.1%) |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +0.5 pp (13.9%) |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -0.5 pp (-12.2%) |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -0.1 pp (-2.8%) |