Middletown city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Middletown 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
4.2%
2023
5.7%
Total change
+1.5 pp
% change
+35.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.2% | — |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -0.7 pp (-16.7%) |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +2.3 pp (65.7%) |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +1.2 pp (20.7%) |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -1.4 pp (-20%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +0.1 pp (1.8%) |