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
4.6%
2023
3.5%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-23.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +0.4 pp (8.7%) |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +0.4 pp (8%) |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -1.0 pp (-18.5%) |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -0.5 pp (-11.4%) |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -0.4 pp (-10.3%) |