Kent city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Kent 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
9.5%
2023
10.4%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+9.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.5% | — |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -1.6 pp (-16.8%) |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +2.5 pp (31.6%) |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +0.8 pp (7.7%) |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -0.5 pp (-4.5%) |
| 2023 | 10.4% | -0.3 pp (-2.8%) |