Waterbury city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Waterbury 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
12.1%
2023
9.3%
Total change
-2.8 pp
% change
-23.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.1% | — |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -2.5 pp (-20.7%) |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -0.3 pp (-3.1%) |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -0.3 pp (-3.2%) |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +0.8 pp (8.9%) |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -0.5 pp (-5.1%) |