Chester city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Chester 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
4.8%
2023
3.0%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-37.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.8% | — |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -2.4 pp (-50%) |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +1.2 pp (50%) |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +0.6 pp (16.7%) |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -0.5 pp (-11.9%) |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -0.7 pp (-18.9%) |