Portage borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Portage 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
9.0%
2023
3.1%
Total change
-5.9 pp
% change
-65.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.0% | — |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -1.3 pp (-14.4%) |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -2.2 pp (-28.6%) |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -1.9 pp (-34.5%) |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +0.4 pp (11.1%) |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -0.9 pp (-22.5%) |