Chester CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Chester 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
7.0%
2023
2.3%
Total change
-4.7 pp
% change
-67.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.0% | — |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -3.3 pp (-47.1%) |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +0.9 pp (24.3%) |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -1.2 pp (-26.1%) |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -1.0 pp (-29.4%) |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -0.1 pp (-4.2%) |