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
4.6%
2023
2.8%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-39.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.6% | — |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -1.8 pp (-39.1%) |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +0.1 pp (3.6%) |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -0.9 pp (-31%) |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +0.1 pp (5%) |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +0.7 pp (33.3%) |