Shelton city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Shelton 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
6.8%
2023
5.2%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-23.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -1.3 pp (-19.1%) |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -0.6 pp (-10.9%) |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +0.1 pp (2%) |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +0.5 pp (10%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -0.3 pp (-5.5%) |