Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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
7.4%
2023
5.9%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-20.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.4% | — |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -1.3 pp (-17.6%) |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +0.2 pp (3.3%) |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -0.2 pp (-3.2%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -0.2 pp (-3.3%) |