Houghton CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Houghton 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
4.3%
2023
7.2%
Total change
+2.9 pp
% change
+67.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.3% | — |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +0.7 pp (16.3%) |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +1.0 pp (20%) |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +1.2 pp (20%) |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -0.4 pp (-5.6%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +0.4 pp (5.9%) |