Smithfield town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Smithfield town'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
7.8%
2023
3.3%
Total change
-4.5 pp
% change
-57.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -0.4 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -2.6 pp (-35.1%) |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +0.3 pp (6.2%) |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -0.4 pp (-7.8%) |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -1.4 pp (-29.8%) |