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
13.8%
2023
8.9%
Total change
-4.9 pp
% change
-35.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.8% | — |
| 2019 | 12.5% | -1.3 pp (-9.4%) |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -1.0 pp (-8%) |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -1.7 pp (-14.8%) |
| 2022 | 9.5% | -0.3 pp (-3.1%) |
| 2023 | 8.9% | -0.6 pp (-6.3%) |