Merrimac CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Merrimac 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
11.7%
2023
3.0%
Total change
-8.7 pp
% change
-74.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.7% | — |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -4.6 pp (-39.3%) |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +0.9 pp (12.7%) |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -1.4 pp (-17.5%) |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -0.9 pp (-13.6%) |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -2.7 pp (-47.4%) |