Sterling, IL Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Sterling, IL Micro 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
6.0%
2023
4.6%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-23.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -1.5 pp (-25%) |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -0.8 pp (-17.8%) |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +0.4 pp (10.8%) |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +0.3 pp (7.3%) |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +0.2 pp (4.5%) |