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
11.4%
2023
4.3%
Total change
-7.1 pp
% change
-62.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.4% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -11.4 pp (-100%) |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +4.2 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -0.8 pp (-19%) |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -0.6 pp (-17.6%) |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +1.5 pp (53.6%) |