Charlestown city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Charlestown 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
2.9%
2023
2.6%
Total change
-0.3 pp
% change
-10.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.9% | — |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -0.7 pp (-24.1%) |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -1.3 pp (-59.1%) |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +0.9 pp (100%) |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +0.1 pp (5.6%) |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +0.7 pp (36.8%) |