Palmerton borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Palmerton 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
5.0%
2023
1.7%
Total change
-3.3 pp
% change
-66%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.0% | — |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -3.0 pp (-60%) |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -0.2 pp (-10%) |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -0.3 pp (-16.7%) |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +0.3 pp (20%) |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -0.1 pp (-5.6%) |