Fitchburg city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Fitchburg 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
10.1%
2023
6.9%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-31.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.1% | — |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -1.8 pp (-17.8%) |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -0.3 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +0.1 pp (1.2%) |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -0.4 pp (-4.9%) |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -0.8 pp (-10.4%) |