Delta city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Delta 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
3.1%
2023
8.4%
Total change
+5.3 pp
% change
+171%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.1% | — |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -1.4 pp (-45.2%) |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +1.5 pp (88.2%) |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -1.6 pp (-50%) |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +2.0 pp (125%) |
| 2023 | 8.4% | +4.8 pp (133.3%) |