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
16.9%
2023
12.1%
Total change
-4.8 pp
% change
-28.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.9% | — |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -4.0 pp (-23.7%) |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -1.5 pp (-11.6%) |
| 2021 | 11.9% | +0.5 pp (4.4%) |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -0.6 pp (-5%) |
| 2023 | 12.1% | +0.8 pp (7.1%) |