Reading city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Reading 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
6.0%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-18.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.4% | — |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -2.5 pp (-33.8%) |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -1.2 pp (-24.5%) |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +0.2 pp (5.4%) |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +0.4 pp (10.3%) |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +1.7 pp (39.5%) |