Bronx County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Bronx County'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
13.8%
2023
3.4%
Total change
-10.4 pp
% change
-75.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.8% | — |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -12.6 pp (-91.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.8% | — |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +0.1 pp (2.6%) |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -0.5 pp (-12.8%) |