Blakely borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Blakely 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
5.4%
2023
3.2%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-40.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4% | — |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -1.3 pp (-24.1%) |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -0.6 pp (-14.6%) |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -0.4 pp (-11.4%) |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +0.4 pp (12.9%) |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -0.3 pp (-8.6%) |