Waterloo town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Waterloo town'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
8.5%
2023
6.7%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-21.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.5% | — |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -5.0 pp (-58.8%) |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -0.8 pp (-22.9%) |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +3.7 pp (137%) |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +0.1 pp (1.6%) |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +0.2 pp (3.1%) |