Scranton city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Scranton 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
6.3%
2023
5.5%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-12.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.3% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -1.1 pp (-17.5%) |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +0.6 pp (11.5%) |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -0.2 pp (-3.4%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -0.1 pp (-1.8%) |