Freeport city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Freeport 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
11.6%
2023
5.4%
Total change
-6.2 pp
% change
-53.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.6% | — |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -1.1 pp (-9.5%) |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -0.9 pp (-8.6%) |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -0.3 pp (-3.1%) |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -2.8 pp (-30.1%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -1.1 pp (-16.9%) |