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
6.5%
2023
7.3%
Total change
+0.8 pp
% change
+12.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -1.0 pp (-15.4%) |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +1.3 pp (23.6%) |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +0.7 pp (10.3%) |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +0.1 pp (1.3%) |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -0.3 pp (-3.9%) |