Absecon city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Absecon 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
13.3%
2023
6.5%
Total change
-6.8 pp
% change
-51.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.3% | — |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -3.0 pp (-22.6%) |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -1.2 pp (-11.7%) |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +0.8 pp (8.8%) |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -1.2 pp (-12.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -2.2 pp (-25.3%) |