Newark city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Newark 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
4.8%
2023
6.7%
Total change
+1.9 pp
% change
+39.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.8% | — |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -0.4 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +2.7 pp (61.4%) |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +0.5 pp (7%) |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -0.6 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -0.3 pp (-4.3%) |