Buffalo city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Buffalo 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
1.0%
2023
1.9%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+90%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -0.5 pp (-50%) |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +0.2 pp (40%) |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -0.1 pp (-14.3%) |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +1.3 pp (216.7%) |