Somerville borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Somerville borough'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
5.0%
2023
4.0%
Total change
-1.0 pp
% change
-20%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +0.2 pp (4%) |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -1.5 pp (-28.8%) |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +0.6 pp (16.2%) |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -0.7 pp (-16.3%) |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +0.4 pp (11.1%) |