Paterson city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Paterson 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
6.4%
2023
10.2%
Total change
+3.8 pp
% change
+59.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.4% | — |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -1.6 pp (-25%) |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +2.6 pp (54.2%) |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +1.9 pp (25.7%) |
| 2022 | 10.5% | +1.2 pp (12.9%) |
| 2023 | 10.2% | -0.3 pp (-2.9%) |