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
7.5%
2023
5.3%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-29.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5% | — |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -0.6 pp (-8%) |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +0.2 pp (2.9%) |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -1.1 pp (-15.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -0.7 pp (-11.7%) |