Rockford, IL Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Rockford, IL 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
9.7%
2023
7.3%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-24.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.7% | — |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -1.9 pp (-19.6%) |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -0.1 pp (-1.3%) |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +0.2 pp (2.6%) |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -0.4 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -0.2 pp (-2.7%) |