Waterford city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Waterford 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
19.8%
2023
6.0%
Total change
-13.8 pp
% change
-69.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.8% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -11.7 pp (-59.1%) |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -0.6 pp (-7.4%) |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -2.2 pp (-29.3%) |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +0.7 pp (13.2%) |