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
8.8%
2023
6.5%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-26.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -3.2 pp (-36.4%) |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +0.9 pp (16.1%) |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +0.5 pp (7.7%) |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -0.9 pp (-12.9%) |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +0.4 pp (6.6%) |