Kearny town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Kearny town'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 | 4.6% | -3.1 pp (-40.3%) |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +1.2 pp (26.1%) |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -0.7 pp (-12.1%) |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +0.5 pp (9.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -0.4 pp (-7.1%) |