Williamstown borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Williamstown 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
13.5%
2023
11.2%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-17%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -8.1 pp (-60%) |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +1.7 pp (31.5%) |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +0.1 pp (1.4%) |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -2.0 pp (-27.8%) |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +6.0 pp (115.4%) |