Wantagh CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Wantagh 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
3.9%
2023
4.4%
Total change
+0.5 pp
% change
+12.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.9% | — |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -0.3 pp (-7.7%) |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +0.1 pp (2.8%) |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +0.7 pp (18.9%) |