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
8.6%
2023
6.7%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-22.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.6% | — |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -1.9 pp (-22.1%) |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -0.7 pp (-10.4%) |
| 2021 | 13.5% | +7.5 pp (125%) |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -2.6 pp (-19.3%) |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -4.2 pp (-38.5%) |