Kingston city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Kingston 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
7.7%
2023
5.9%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-23.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.7% | — |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -0.9 pp (-11.7%) |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -0.3 pp (-4.4%) |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +0.1 pp (1.5%) |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -0.6 pp (-9.1%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -0.1 pp (-1.7%) |