Elgin city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Elgin 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
7.2%
2023
6.3%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-12.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.2% | — |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -1.5 pp (-20.8%) |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +0.7 pp (12.3%) |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -0.3 pp (-4.7%) |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -0.1 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +0.3 pp (5%) |