Valley Cottage CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Valley Cottage 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
6.1%
2023
8.1%
Total change
+2.0 pp
% change
+32.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.1% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -1.8 pp (-29.5%) |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +2.6 pp (60.5%) |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 8.3% | +1.4 pp (20.3%) |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -0.2 pp (-2.4%) |