South Amherst village: Unemployment Rate Trend
How South Amherst village'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
7.5%
2023
7.0%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-6.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5% | — |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -3.0 pp (-40%) |
| 2020 | 9.3% | +4.8 pp (106.7%) |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -2.8 pp (-30.1%) |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -0.2 pp (-3.1%) |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +0.7 pp (11.1%) |