Forest Hills borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Forest Hills 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
3.6%
2023
8.6%
Total change
+5.0 pp
% change
+138.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.6% | — |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -0.2 pp (-5.6%) |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +3.2 pp (94.1%) |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +1.1 pp (16.7%) |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +0.5 pp (6.5%) |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +0.4 pp (4.9%) |