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
9.4%
2023
5.4%
Total change
-4.0 pp
% change
-42.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -1.6 pp (-17%) |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +0.2 pp (2.6%) |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -1.1 pp (-13.7%) |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -0.8 pp (-11.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -0.7 pp (-11.5%) |