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
10.6%
2023
9.0%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-15.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.6% | — |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -0.6 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -1.1 pp (-11%) |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +0.5 pp (5.6%) |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -0.3 pp (-3.2%) |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -0.1 pp (-1.1%) |