Hellertown borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Hellertown 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
7.7%
2023
5.2%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-32.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.7% | — |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -3.6 pp (-46.8%) |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +0.3 pp (7.3%) |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -0.8 pp (-18.2%) |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +0.7 pp (19.4%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +0.9 pp (20.9%) |