Macungie borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Macungie 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
3.6%
2023
2.5%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-30.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.6% | — |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -2.6 pp (-72.2%) |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +0.2 pp (20%) |
| 2021 | 2.6% | +1.4 pp (116.7%) |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -0.5 pp (-19.2%) |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +0.4 pp (19%) |