Altoona city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Altoona city'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
3.5%
2023
2.2%
Total change
-1.3 pp
% change
-37.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.5% | — |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -1.2 pp (-34.3%) |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +3.1 pp (134.8%) |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -1.6 pp (-29.6%) |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -0.4 pp (-10.5%) |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -1.2 pp (-35.3%) |