Pottsville city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Pottsville 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
8.8%
2023
3.0%
Total change
-5.8 pp
% change
-65.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.8% | — |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -3.9 pp (-44.3%) |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -3.2 pp (-65.3%) |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +0.2 pp (11.8%) |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -0.5 pp (-26.3%) |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +1.6 pp (114.3%) |