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
9.7%
2023
8.2%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-15.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.7% | — |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -1.1 pp (-11.3%) |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -1.6 pp (-18.6%) |
| 2021 | 8.5% | +1.5 pp (21.4%) |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -0.3 pp (-3.5%) |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |