Forest City borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Forest City 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
14.5%
2023
10.8%
Total change
-3.7 pp
% change
-25.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.5% | — |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -6.1 pp (-42.1%) |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -1.8 pp (-21.4%) |
| 2021 | 10.5% | +3.9 pp (59.1%) |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -2.0 pp (-19%) |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +2.3 pp (27.1%) |