Chesapeake town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Chesapeake town'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
6.5%
2023
4.7%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-27.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2019 | 10.1% | +3.6 pp (55.4%) |
| 2020 | 11.1% | +1.0 pp (9.9%) |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -2.3 pp (-20.7%) |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -3.4 pp (-38.6%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -0.7 pp (-13%) |