Medford city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Medford 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
2.1%
Total change
-3.5 pp
% change
-62.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -0.3 pp (-5.4%) |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -1.6 pp (-30.2%) |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -0.5 pp (-13.5%) |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +1.3 pp (40.6%) |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -2.4 pp (-53.3%) |