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
14.0%
2023
11.6%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-17.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.0% | — |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -3.6 pp (-25.7%) |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -1.8 pp (-17.3%) |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +1.0 pp (11.6%) |
| 2022 | 10.2% | +0.6 pp (6.2%) |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +1.4 pp (13.7%) |