East Stroudsburg borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How East Stroudsburg 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
15.6%
2023
7.7%
Total change
-7.9 pp
% change
-50.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.6% | — |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -4.7 pp (-30.1%) |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -2.2 pp (-20.2%) |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -1.3 pp (-14.9%) |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +0.7 pp (9.5%) |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -0.4 pp (-4.9%) |