Westchester County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Westchester 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
6.5%
2023
6.0%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-7.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -1.1 pp (-16.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.1% | — |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -0.1 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |