Empire CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Empire CDP'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
5.9%
2023
3.9%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-33.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2019 | 29.9% | +24.0 pp (406.8%) |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -24.1 pp (-80.6%) |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +1.8 pp (31%) |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -2.1 pp (-27.6%) |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -1.6 pp (-29.1%) |