Fairfield city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Fairfield 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
12.3%
2023
5.7%
Total change
-6.6 pp
% change
-53.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.3% | — |
| 2019 | 11.5% | -0.8 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -3.6 pp (-31.3%) |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -0.4 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2022 | 8.3% | +0.8 pp (10.7%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -2.6 pp (-31.3%) |