Brookhaven borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Brookhaven 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
7.9%
2023
3.1%
Total change
-4.8 pp
% change
-60.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -3.1 pp (-39.2%) |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -0.5 pp (-10.4%) |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -0.3 pp (-7%) |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -0.4 pp (-10%) |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -0.5 pp (-13.9%) |