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
18.1%
2023
17.6%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-2.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.1% | — |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -6.0 pp (-33.1%) |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +2.2 pp (18.2%) |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +1.5 pp (10.5%) |
| 2022 | 15.9% | +0.1 pp (0.6%) |
| 2023 | 17.6% | +1.7 pp (10.7%) |