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
5.4%
2023
7.2%
Total change
+1.8 pp
% change
+33.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4% | — |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +0.3 pp (5.6%) |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +1.0 pp (17.5%) |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -0.4 pp (-6%) |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +0.5 pp (7.9%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +0.4 pp (5.9%) |