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
8.7%
2023
5.3%
Total change
-3.4 pp
% change
-39.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.7% | — |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -1.1 pp (-12.6%) |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -0.7 pp (-9.2%) |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -0.1 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -1.6 pp (-23.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +0.1 pp (1.9%) |