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
5.6%
2023
6.7%
Total change
+1.1 pp
% change
+19.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -0.4 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +2.2 pp (42.3%) |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -1.4 pp (-18.9%) |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +1.3 pp (21.7%) |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -0.6 pp (-8.2%) |