Woburn city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Woburn 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
4.8%
2023
7.4%
Total change
+2.6 pp
% change
+54.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.8% | — |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -1.8 pp (-37.5%) |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +2.6 pp (86.7%) |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +1.5 pp (26.8%) |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +0.3 pp (4.2%) |
| 2023 | 7.4% | +0.0 pp (0%) |