Chatham CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Chatham 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
5.6%
2023
8.5%
Total change
+2.9 pp
% change
+51.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -0.4 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -2.5 pp (-48.1%) |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +1.3 pp (48.1%) |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +4.6 pp (115%) |
| 2023 | 8.5% | -0.1 pp (-1.2%) |