Kent County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Kent 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
4.8%
2023
2.8%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-41.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.8% | — |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -0.6 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.0% | — |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -0.7 pp (-17.5%) |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -0.5 pp (-15.2%) |