Brookhaven city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Brookhaven 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
3.0%
2023
3.6%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+20%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.0% | — |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -0.4 pp (-13.3%) |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +0.6 pp (23.1%) |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -0.2 pp (-6.3%) |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +0.6 pp (20%) |