Hempstead city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Hempstead 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
17.7%
2023
1.7%
Total change
-16.0 pp
% change
-90.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.7% | — |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -9.9 pp (-55.9%) |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -6.0 pp (-76.9%) |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -0.7 pp (-38.9%) |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -0.3 pp (-27.3%) |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +0.9 pp (112.5%) |