Waynesburg borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Waynesburg 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
9.6%
2023
9.8%
Total change
+0.2 pp
% change
+2.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.6% | — |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -2.4 pp (-25%) |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -0.7 pp (-9.7%) |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -1.8 pp (-27.7%) |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +1.5 pp (31.9%) |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +3.6 pp (58.1%) |