Cooper County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Cooper 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
10.2%
2023
5.0%
Total change
-5.2 pp
% change
-51%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.2% | — |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -0.6 pp (-5.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.3% | — |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -0.5 pp (-6.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -1.8 pp (-26.5%) |