Wilmington city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Wilmington 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
7.5%
2023
4.6%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-38.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -1.8 pp (-24%) |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -0.8 pp (-14%) |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +0.4 pp (8.2%) |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -0.4 pp (-7.5%) |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -0.3 pp (-6.1%) |