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
7.7%
2023
3.4%
Total change
-4.3 pp
% change
-55.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.7% | — |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +0.9 pp (11.7%) |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +2.4 pp (27.9%) |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -5.3 pp (-48.2%) |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -4.0 pp (-70.2%) |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +1.7 pp (100%) |