Mount Vernon city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Mount Vernon city'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
1.4%
2023
5.4%
Total change
+4.0 pp
% change
+285.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.4% | — |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +1.1 pp (78.6%) |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +3.5 pp (140%) |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -0.2 pp (-3.3%) |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -0.9 pp (-15.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +0.5 pp (10.2%) |