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
6.4%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-27.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.8% | — |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -6.7 pp (-76.1%) |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +1.7 pp (81%) |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +2.0 pp (52.6%) |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -2.8 pp (-48.3%) |
| 2023 | 6.4% | +3.4 pp (113.3%) |