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
5.8%
2023
4.6%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-20.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.8% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -1.5 pp (-25.9%) |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -0.1 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -0.1 pp (-2.4%) |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +0.6 pp (14.6%) |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -0.1 pp (-2.1%) |