High Bridge borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How High Bridge 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
6.7%
2023
5.8%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-13.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.7% | — |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -3.0 pp (-44.8%) |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +0.6 pp (16.2%) |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +1.5 pp (34.9%) |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +0.2 pp (3.4%) |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -0.2 pp (-3.3%) |