Melrose Park village: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Melrose Park village'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
6.9%
2023
5.5%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-20.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -2.3 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +1.6 pp (34.8%) |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -0.2 pp (-3.2%) |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -1.0 pp (-16.7%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +0.5 pp (10%) |