Boston city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Boston 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
14.8%
2023
10.5%
Total change
-4.3 pp
% change
-29.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.8% | — |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -5.2 pp (-35.1%) |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -1.8 pp (-18.8%) |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -1.6 pp (-20.5%) |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +4.5 pp (72.6%) |
| 2023 | 10.5% | -0.2 pp (-1.9%) |