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
10.9%
2023
2.9%
Total change
-8.0 pp
% change
-73.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.9% | — |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -4.0 pp (-36.7%) |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -4.6 pp (-66.7%) |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -0.2 pp (-8.7%) |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +0.8 pp (38.1%) |