Newtown borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Newtown 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
8.1%
2023
3.4%
Total change
-4.7 pp
% change
-58%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.1% | — |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -3.7 pp (-45.7%) |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -1.8 pp (-40.9%) |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +2.0 pp (76.9%) |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -1.2 pp (-26.1%) |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +0.0 pp (0%) |