Princeton city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Princeton 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
9.3%
2023
2.3%
Total change
-7.0 pp
% change
-75.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.3% | — |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -7.1 pp (-76.3%) |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +1.2 pp (54.5%) |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -0.1 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +0.5 pp (15.2%) |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -1.5 pp (-39.5%) |