Jim Thorpe borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Jim Thorpe 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
12.4%
2023
2.9%
Total change
-9.5 pp
% change
-76.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.4% | — |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -2.6 pp (-21%) |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -5.5 pp (-56.1%) |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -0.4 pp (-9.3%) |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -2.0 pp (-51.3%) |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +1.0 pp (52.6%) |