East Chicago city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How East Chicago 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
14.7%
2023
7.9%
Total change
-6.8 pp
% change
-46.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.7% | — |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -5.6 pp (-38.1%) |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -0.6 pp (-6.6%) |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -1.3 pp (-15.3%) |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -0.7 pp (-9.7%) |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +1.4 pp (21.5%) |