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
8.3%
2023
2.8%
Total change
-5.5 pp
% change
-66.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.3% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -2.9 pp (-34.9%) |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +0.2 pp (3.7%) |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -5.2 pp (-92.9%) |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +0.6 pp (150%) |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +1.8 pp (180%) |