Cook County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Cook County'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
5.8%
2023
4.4%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-24.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -0.2 pp (-3.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.3% | — |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +0.2 pp (3.8%) |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -1.1 pp (-20%) |