Delaware County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Delaware 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
5.3%
2023
4.9%
Total change
-0.4 pp
% change
-7.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.3% | — |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -0.2 pp (-3.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.0% | — |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +0.3 pp (5%) |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -1.4 pp (-22.2%) |