Penns Grove borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Penns Grove 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
21.7%
2023
16.9%
Total change
-4.8 pp
% change
-22.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.7% | — |
| 2019 | 17.7% | -4.0 pp (-18.4%) |
| 2020 | 18.2% | +0.5 pp (2.8%) |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +0.2 pp (1.1%) |
| 2022 | 15.5% | -2.9 pp (-15.8%) |
| 2023 | 16.9% | +1.4 pp (9%) |