Merrillville town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Merrillville town'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
7.3%
2023
6.8%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-6.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.3% | — |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -0.7 pp (-9.6%) |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +1.3 pp (19.7%) |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +1.7 pp (21.5%) |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -1.4 pp (-14.6%) |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -1.4 pp (-17.1%) |