Merlin CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Merlin 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
7.0%
2023
1.0%
Total change
-6.0 pp
% change
-85.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.0% | — |
| 2019 | 13.5% | +6.5 pp (92.9%) |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -0.9 pp (-6.7%) |
| 2021 | 14.9% | +2.3 pp (18.3%) |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -4.0 pp (-26.8%) |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -9.9 pp (-90.8%) |