Somerville city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Somerville 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
11.9%
2023
1.3%
Total change
-10.6 pp
% change
-89.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.9% | — |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +2.3 pp (19.3%) |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -9.0 pp (-63.4%) |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -2.9 pp (-55.8%) |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -1.2 pp (-52.2%) |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +0.2 pp (18.2%) |