Trenton city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Trenton 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
5.4%
2023
9.2%
Total change
+3.8 pp
% change
+70.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4% | — |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +0.7 pp (13%) |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +0.5 pp (8.2%) |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +2.2 pp (33.3%) |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -5.1 pp (-58%) |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +5.5 pp (148.6%) |