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
3.5%
2023
2.5%
Total change
-1.0 pp
% change
-28.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.5% | — |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +0.4 pp (11.4%) |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +0.5 pp (12.8%) |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -0.5 pp (-11.4%) |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -1.0 pp (-25.6%) |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -0.4 pp (-13.8%) |