Ocean City CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Ocean City CDP'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
7.9%
2023
2.3%
Total change
-5.6 pp
% change
-70.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.9% | — |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -4.6 pp (-58.2%) |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -0.5 pp (-15.2%) |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -1.1 pp (-39.3%) |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +0.6 pp (35.3%) |