West Point town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How West Point town'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
5.3%
2023
0.5%
Total change
-4.8 pp
% change
-90.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.3% | — |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -1.3 pp (-24.5%) |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -2.7 pp (-67.5%) |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +0.2 pp (15.4%) |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +1.1 pp (73.3%) |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -2.1 pp (-80.8%) |