Preston CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Preston 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
2.0%
2023
9.9%
Total change
+7.9 pp
% change
+395%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.0% | — |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -0.1 pp (-5%) |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +2.2 pp (115.8%) |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +1.1 pp (26.8%) |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +3.6 pp (69.2%) |
| 2023 | 9.9% | +1.1 pp (12.5%) |