Portsmouth city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Portsmouth 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
11.5%
2023
10.4%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-9.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.5% | — |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -0.3 pp (-2.6%) |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -1.8 pp (-16.1%) |
| 2021 | 11.1% | +1.7 pp (18.1%) |
| 2022 | 11.5% | +0.4 pp (3.6%) |
| 2023 | 10.4% | -1.1 pp (-9.6%) |