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
9.0%
2023
5.3%
Total change
-3.7 pp
% change
-41.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -3.2 pp (-35.6%) |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +0.2 pp (3.4%) |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -0.5 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -0.2 pp (-3.6%) |