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
8.7%
2023
6.9%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-20.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.7% | — |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -2.1 pp (-24.1%) |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +0.3 pp (4.5%) |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +1.1 pp (15.9%) |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -1.1 pp (-13.7%) |