Newport city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Newport 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
12.3%
2023
12.5%
Total change
+0.2 pp
% change
+1.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.3% | — |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -3.4 pp (-27.6%) |
| 2020 | 10.3% | +1.4 pp (15.7%) |
| 2021 | 12.8% | +2.5 pp (24.3%) |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +0.3 pp (2.3%) |
| 2023 | 12.5% | -0.6 pp (-4.6%) |