Rochester city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Rochester 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
5.4%
2023
2.5%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-53.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4% | — |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -0.3 pp (-5.6%) |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +0.1 pp (2%) |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -1.2 pp (-23.1%) |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -1.5 pp (-37.5%) |