Middletown borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Middletown 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
7.3%
2023
3.2%
Total change
-4.1 pp
% change
-56.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.3% | — |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -2.0 pp (-27.4%) |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -1.0 pp (-18.9%) |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +1.2 pp (27.9%) |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -1.2 pp (-21.8%) |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -1.1 pp (-25.6%) |