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
2.9%
2023
2.0%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-31%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +1.2 pp (41.4%) |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -1.0 pp (-24.4%) |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +0.5 pp (16.1%) |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -1.2 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -0.4 pp (-16.7%) |