Essex CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Essex 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
3.0%
2023
1.4%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-53.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.9% | +1.9 pp (63.3%) |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -2.3 pp (-46.9%) |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -0.3 pp (-11.5%) |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -1.2 pp (-52.2%) |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +0.3 pp (27.3%) |