Bridgeport city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Bridgeport 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
8.5%
2023
8.9%
Total change
+0.4 pp
% change
+4.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.5% | — |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -0.8 pp (-9.4%) |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +2.7 pp (35.1%) |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -0.1 pp (-1%) |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -2.4 pp (-23.3%) |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +1.0 pp (12.7%) |