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
5.4%
2023
1.9%
Total change
-3.5 pp
% change
-64.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4% | — |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -2.2 pp (-40.7%) |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -1.1 pp (-34.4%) |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -0.6 pp (-28.6%) |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -0.1 pp (-6.7%) |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +0.5 pp (35.7%) |