Mercer County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Mercer 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
8.4%
2023
2.0%
Total change
-6.4 pp
% change
-76.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.4% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -4.1 pp (-48.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.2% | — |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -1.5 pp (-24.2%) |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -2.7 pp (-57.4%) |