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
6.7%
2023
5.1%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-23.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.7% | — |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -1.0 pp (-14.9%) |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +0.1 pp (1.8%) |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -0.9 pp (-15.5%) |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +1.4 pp (28.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -1.2 pp (-19%) |