Somerset County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Somerset 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
10.2%
2023
5.7%
Total change
-4.5 pp
% change
-44.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.2% | — |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -2.0 pp (-19.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.6% | — |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -2.6 pp (-27.1%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -1.3 pp (-18.6%) |