Newport town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Newport town'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
15.0%
2023
6.3%
Total change
-8.7 pp
% change
-58%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.0% | — |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -8.0 pp (-53.3%) |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -1.6 pp (-22.9%) |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +0.7 pp (13%) |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -0.8 pp (-13.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +1.0 pp (18.9%) |