Sterling city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Sterling 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
8.1%
2023
7.6%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-6.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.1% | — |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -4.4 pp (-54.3%) |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +2.3 pp (62.2%) |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -2.5 pp (-41.7%) |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -0.2 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +4.3 pp (130.3%) |