Kutztown borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Kutztown 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
7.4%
2023
8.3%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+12.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +0.4 pp (5.4%) |
| 2020 | 13.3% | +5.5 pp (70.5%) |
| 2021 | 11.9% | -1.4 pp (-10.5%) |
| 2022 | 11.0% | -0.9 pp (-7.6%) |
| 2023 | 8.3% | -2.7 pp (-24.5%) |