Waynesboro borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Waynesboro 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
8.5%
2023
3.2%
Total change
-5.3 pp
% change
-62.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -2.9 pp (-34.1%) |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -1.2 pp (-21.4%) |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -0.7 pp (-15.9%) |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -0.3 pp (-8.1%) |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -0.2 pp (-5.9%) |