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
6.3%
2023
4.3%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-31.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.3% | — |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -1.4 pp (-22.2%) |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +0.3 pp (6.1%) |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +0.2 pp (3.8%) |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -0.6 pp (-11.1%) |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -0.5 pp (-10.4%) |