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
10.7%
2023
10.9%
Total change
+0.2 pp
% change
+1.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.7% | — |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -3.6 pp (-33.6%) |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -1.3 pp (-18.3%) |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +1.9 pp (32.8%) |
| 2022 | 11.5% | +3.8 pp (49.4%) |
| 2023 | 10.9% | -0.6 pp (-5.2%) |