Safford city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Safford 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
10.2%
2023
5.7%
Total change
-4.5 pp
% change
-44.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.2% | — |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -5.1 pp (-50%) |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -0.5 pp (-9.8%) |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -0.5 pp (-10.9%) |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +1.1 pp (26.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +0.5 pp (9.6%) |