Reading CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Reading CDP'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
3.9%
2023
3.0%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-23.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.9% | — |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -0.8 pp (-20.5%) |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -0.4 pp (-12.9%) |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +0.2 pp (7.4%) |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -0.1 pp (-3.4%) |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +0.2 pp (7.1%) |