Allentown borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Allentown borough'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
4.8%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-26.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -2.0 pp (-30.8%) |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -0.9 pp (-20%) |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -0.1 pp (-2.8%) |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +1.2 pp (34.3%) |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +0.1 pp (2.1%) |