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
3.8%
2023
6.6%
Total change
+2.8 pp
% change
+73.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.8% | — |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +4.6 pp (121.1%) |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -0.7 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +1.2 pp (15.6%) |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +1.1 pp (12.4%) |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -3.4 pp (-34%) |