Jenkintown borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Jenkintown 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
3.5%
2023
5.8%
Total change
+2.3 pp
% change
+65.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.5% | — |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +0.4 pp (11.4%) |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +1.3 pp (33.3%) |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +1.6 pp (30.8%) |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -0.7 pp (-10.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -0.3 pp (-4.9%) |