Lower Merion School District: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lower Merion School District'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
3.5%
2023
4.4%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+25.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.5% | — |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +0.2 pp (5.7%) |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -2.6 pp (-70.3%) |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +2.8 pp (254.5%) |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +0.3 pp (7.7%) |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +0.2 pp (4.8%) |