Cambridge city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Cambridge 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
9.2%
2023
6.7%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-27.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.2% | — |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +0.3 pp (3.3%) |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -0.3 pp (-3.2%) |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -1.1 pp (-12%) |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -0.9 pp (-11.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -0.5 pp (-6.9%) |