Penbrook borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Penbrook 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
4.0%
2023
7.6%
Total change
+3.6 pp
% change
+90%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +1.4 pp (35%) |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -1.1 pp (-20.4%) |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +2.6 pp (60.5%) |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +1.2 pp (17.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -0.5 pp (-6.2%) |