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
3.4%
2023
6.3%
Total change
+2.9 pp
% change
+85.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.4% | — |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -2.0 pp (-58.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.7% | — |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +0.5 pp (8.8%) |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +0.1 pp (1.6%) |