Wilkes-Barre city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Wilkes-Barre city'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
11.1%
2023
8.3%
Total change
-2.8 pp
% change
-25.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1% | — |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -2.0 pp (-18%) |
| 2020 | 9.3% | +0.2 pp (2.2%) |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -1.2 pp (-12.9%) |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +0.3 pp (3.7%) |
| 2023 | 8.3% | -0.1 pp (-1.2%) |