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
5.6%
2023
6.3%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+12.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.6% | — |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +1.2 pp (21.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.6% | — |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +1.3 pp (15.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.3% | -3.6 pp (-36.4%) |