Homer city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Homer city'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
5.9%
2023
8.8%
Total change
+2.9 pp
% change
+49.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -1.3 pp (-22%) |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +4.1 pp (89.1%) |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -0.3 pp (-3.4%) |
| 2022 | 9.0% | +0.6 pp (7.1%) |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -0.2 pp (-2.2%) |