Pittston city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Pittston city'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
9.0%
2023
5.0%
Total change
-4.0 pp
% change
-44.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.0% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -0.9 pp (-10%) |
| 2020 | 6.7% | -1.4 pp (-17.3%) |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +1.6 pp (23.9%) |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -1.5 pp (-18.1%) |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -1.8 pp (-26.5%) |