Brookhaven CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Brookhaven 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
7.1%
2023
12.9%
Total change
+5.8 pp
% change
+81.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.1% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -1.9 pp (-26.8%) |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +0.7 pp (13.5%) |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +2.9 pp (49.2%) |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +1.9 pp (21.6%) |
| 2023 | 12.9% | +2.2 pp (20.6%) |