Tamaqua borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Tamaqua borough'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
8.6%
2023
3.7%
Total change
-4.9 pp
% change
-57%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.6% | — |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +0.5 pp (5.8%) |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -0.7 pp (-7.7%) |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -0.6 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -2.5 pp (-32.1%) |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -1.6 pp (-30.2%) |