St. Paul city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How St. Paul 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
5.8%
2023
1.1%
Total change
-4.7 pp
% change
-81%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.8% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -1.5 pp (-25.9%) |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -0.4 pp (-9.3%) |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +1.4 pp (35.9%) |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -2.3 pp (-43.4%) |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -1.9 pp (-63.3%) |