Bethlehem CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Bethlehem CDP'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
8.5%
2023
2.7%
Total change
-5.8 pp
% change
-68.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.5% | — |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -2.2 pp (-25.9%) |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -1.1 pp (-17.5%) |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -1.1 pp (-21.2%) |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -1.2 pp (-29.3%) |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -0.2 pp (-6.9%) |