Brighton city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Brighton 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
18.8%
2023
15.9%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-15.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.8% | — |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -7.6 pp (-40.4%) |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +0.6 pp (5.4%) |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +2.0 pp (16.9%) |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -1.4 pp (-10.1%) |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +3.5 pp (28.2%) |