Plymouth city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Plymouth 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
8.9%
2023
3.8%
Total change
-5.1 pp
% change
-57.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.9% | — |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -3.0 pp (-33.7%) |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -1.6 pp (-27.1%) |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +1.0 pp (23.3%) |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -0.8 pp (-15.1%) |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -0.7 pp (-15.6%) |