Colchester city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Colchester 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
10.7%
2023
4.4%
Total change
-6.3 pp
% change
-58.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.7% | — |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -1.1 pp (-10.3%) |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -0.2 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -4.5 pp (-47.9%) |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -0.7 pp (-14.3%) |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +0.2 pp (4.8%) |