Wakefield city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Wakefield 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
0.5%
2023
2.1%
Total change
+1.6 pp
% change
+320%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.5% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +3.8 pp (760%) |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +0.8 pp (18.6%) |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -0.1 pp (-2%) |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -2.9 pp (-58%) |