Wellsboro borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Wellsboro 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
5.4%
2023
6.9%
Total change
+1.5 pp
% change
+27.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -1.1 pp (-20.4%) |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +1.0 pp (23.3%) |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -0.7 pp (-13.2%) |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +0.1 pp (2.2%) |
| 2023 | 6.9% | +2.2 pp (46.8%) |