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
4.9%
2023
3.4%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-30.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -0.3 pp (-6.1%) |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -0.3 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +0.3 pp (7%) |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -1.1 pp (-23.9%) |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -0.1 pp (-2.9%) |