Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area'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
10.9%
2023
7.6%
Total change
-3.3 pp
% change
-30.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.9% | — |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -2.5 pp (-22.9%) |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +0.3 pp (3.6%) |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -0.1 pp (-1.1%) |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -0.3 pp (-3.5%) |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -0.7 pp (-8.4%) |