Blackwood CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Blackwood CDP'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
7.9%
2023
5.8%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-26.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.9% | — |
| 2019 | 10.7% | +2.8 pp (35.4%) |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -2.7 pp (-25.2%) |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -1.6 pp (-20%) |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +0.2 pp (3.1%) |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -0.8 pp (-12.1%) |