Melrose city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Melrose 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
3.4%
2023
3.3%
Total change
-0.1 pp
% change
-2.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.4% | — |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -1.7 pp (-50%) |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +0.3 pp (17.6%) |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -0.2 pp (-10%) |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +0.5 pp (27.8%) |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +1.0 pp (43.5%) |