Kingston borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Kingston 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
7.8%
2023
5.8%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-25.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -2.4 pp (-30.8%) |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +0.3 pp (5.6%) |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -0.4 pp (-7%) |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +0.5 pp (9.4%) |