Freeport borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Freeport 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
9.1%
2023
5.6%
Total change
-3.5 pp
% change
-38.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.1% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -1.0 pp (-11%) |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +3.3 pp (40.7%) |
| 2021 | 17.4% | +6.0 pp (52.6%) |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -8.2 pp (-47.1%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -3.6 pp (-39.1%) |