New Castle city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How New Castle 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
4.3%
2023
1.1%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-74.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.3% | — |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -0.6 pp (-14%) |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -1.7 pp (-45.9%) |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +0.2 pp (10%) |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -0.9 pp (-40.9%) |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -0.2 pp (-15.4%) |