Rahway city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Rahway 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
7.4%
2023
7.4%
Total change
+0.0 pp
% change
0%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.4% | — |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -3.0 pp (-40.5%) |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +2.1 pp (47.7%) |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +2.1 pp (32.3%) |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -0.3 pp (-3.5%) |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -0.9 pp (-10.8%) |