Waltham city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Waltham 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
4.8%
2023
3.5%
Total change
-1.3 pp
% change
-27.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.8% | — |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -1.8 pp (-37.5%) |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -0.4 pp (-13.3%) |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +0.9 pp (34.6%) |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -0.4 pp (-11.4%) |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +0.4 pp (12.9%) |