Elmwood Park borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Elmwood Park borough'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
5.1%
2023
7.4%
Total change
+2.3 pp
% change
+45.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.1% | — |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -1.2 pp (-23.5%) |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +3.2 pp (82.1%) |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +0.2 pp (2.8%) |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -0.7 pp (-9.6%) |
| 2023 | 7.4% | +0.8 pp (12.1%) |