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
4.1%
2023
6.9%
Total change
+2.8 pp
% change
+68.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.1% | — |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -0.6 pp (-14.6%) |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +1.5 pp (42.9%) |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -0.3 pp (-6%) |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +2.4 pp (51.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -0.2 pp (-2.8%) |