Bristol city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Bristol 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
6.6%
2023
2.7%
Total change
-3.9 pp
% change
-59.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.6% | — |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +1.8 pp (27.3%) |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -0.2 pp (-2.4%) |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -3.3 pp (-40.2%) |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +1.6 pp (32.7%) |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -3.8 pp (-58.5%) |