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
6.5%
2023
3.2%
Total change
-3.3 pp
% change
-50.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -1.8 pp (-27.7%) |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -2.1 pp (-44.7%) |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +1.6 pp (61.5%) |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -0.2 pp (-4.8%) |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -0.8 pp (-20%) |