Westfield borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Westfield borough'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
12.4%
2023
4.0%
Total change
-8.4 pp
% change
-67.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.4% | — |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -3.7 pp (-29.8%) |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -1.6 pp (-18.4%) |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -0.4 pp (-5.6%) |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -0.6 pp (-9%) |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -2.1 pp (-34.4%) |