Pittsfield city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Pittsfield 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
8.0%
2023
7.6%
Total change
-0.4 pp
% change
-5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -2.3 pp (-28.7%) |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +1.5 pp (26.3%) |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +0.1 pp (1.4%) |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -0.2 pp (-2.7%) |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +0.5 pp (7%) |