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
2.7%
2023
0.6%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-77.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.7% | — |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +1.9 pp (70.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.8% | — |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -3.2 pp (-47.1%) |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -3.0 pp (-83.3%) |