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
6.2%
2023
4.0%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-35.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.2% | — |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +1.1 pp (17.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.7% | — |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -0.5 pp (-10.6%) |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -0.2 pp (-4.8%) |