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
4.5%
2023
9.7%
Total change
+5.2 pp
% change
+115.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +0.7 pp (15.6%) |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +3.4 pp (65.4%) |
| 2021 | 9.0% | +0.4 pp (4.7%) |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +1.0 pp (11.1%) |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -0.3 pp (-3%) |