Cortland town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Cortland town'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
7.8%
2023
6.1%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-21.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -6.3 pp (-80.8%) |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +3.6 pp (240%) |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +0.2 pp (3.9%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +0.8 pp (15.1%) |