Gloucester city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Gloucester 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
6.1%
2023
6.4%
Total change
+0.3 pp
% change
+4.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.1% | — |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -1.7 pp (-27.9%) |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +1.1 pp (25%) |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +0.2 pp (3.6%) |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +0.1 pp (1.8%) |
| 2023 | 6.4% | +0.6 pp (10.3%) |