Springfield city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Springfield 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
4.0%
2023
0.7%
Total change
-3.3 pp
% change
-82.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +0.2 pp (5%) |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -0.3 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -1.2 pp (-30.8%) |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -1.5 pp (-55.6%) |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -0.5 pp (-41.7%) |