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
11.1%
2023
8.2%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-26.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1% | — |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -2.9 pp (-26.1%) |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +0.6 pp (7.3%) |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +0.8 pp (9.1%) |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -0.9 pp (-9.4%) |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -0.5 pp (-5.7%) |