Brooklyn city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Brooklyn 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
7.4%
2023
3.5%
Total change
-3.9 pp
% change
-52.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.4% | — |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -0.7 pp (-9.5%) |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -0.5 pp (-7.5%) |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +0.8 pp (12.9%) |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -0.4 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -3.1 pp (-47%) |