Tower City borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Tower City 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
5.2%
2023
4.6%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-11.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.2% | — |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -1.0 pp (-19.2%) |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -0.4 pp (-9.5%) |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +1.6 pp (42.1%) |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -0.6 pp (-11.1%) |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -0.2 pp (-4.2%) |