Westport city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Westport 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
20.7%
2023
1.5%
Total change
-19.2 pp
% change
-92.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.7% | — |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -8.0 pp (-38.6%) |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -8.8 pp (-69.3%) |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -2.4 pp (-61.5%) |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +0.6 pp (40%) |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -0.6 pp (-28.6%) |