Burlington city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Burlington 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
5.4%
2023
4.9%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-9.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +1.7 pp (31.5%) |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -1.3 pp (-18.3%) |
| 2021 | 10.3% | +4.5 pp (77.6%) |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -5.1 pp (-49.5%) |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -0.3 pp (-5.8%) |