Delaware city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Delaware 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
2.7%
2023
2.9%
Total change
+0.2 pp
% change
+7.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.7% | — |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +1.2 pp (44.4%) |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -0.1 pp (-2.6%) |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -0.6 pp (-15.8%) |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -0.3 pp (-9.4%) |