East Newark borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How East Newark 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
4.0%
2023
12.1%
Total change
+8.1 pp
% change
+202.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.0% | — |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -0.7 pp (-17.5%) |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +1.0 pp (30.3%) |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +3.6 pp (83.7%) |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +0.3 pp (3.8%) |
| 2023 | 12.1% | +3.9 pp (47.6%) |