Newton city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Newton 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
12.4%
2023
3.4%
Total change
-9.0 pp
% change
-72.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.4% | — |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -3.5 pp (-28.2%) |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +2.8 pp (31.5%) |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +1.6 pp (13.7%) |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -6.9 pp (-51.9%) |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -3.0 pp (-46.9%) |