Essex County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Essex 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
11.9%
2023
3.8%
Total change
-8.1 pp
% change
-68.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -7.2 pp (-60.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.2% | — |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +0.6 pp (18.7%) |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +0.0 pp (0%) |