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
10.1%
2023
5.7%
Total change
-4.4 pp
% change
-43.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.1% | — |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -1.2 pp (-11.9%) |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -2.5 pp (-28.1%) |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -1.4 pp (-21.9%) |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +0.6 pp (12%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +0.1 pp (1.8%) |