Brooklyn town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Brooklyn town'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
6.7%
2023
1.8%
Total change
-4.9 pp
% change
-73.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.7% | — |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -2.6 pp (-38.8%) |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +1.1 pp (26.8%) |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -4.4 pp (-84.6%) |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +0.5 pp (62.5%) |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +0.5 pp (38.5%) |