Mountainside borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Mountainside 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
6.7%
2023
2.1%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-68.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.7% | — |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -2.0 pp (-29.9%) |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -1.7 pp (-36.2%) |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +0.7 pp (23.3%) |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -0.3 pp (-8.1%) |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -1.3 pp (-38.2%) |