Allegheny County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Allegheny County'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
6.0%
2023
3.9%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-35%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -0.6 pp (-10%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.6% | — |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -0.1 pp (-1.8%) |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -1.6 pp (-29.1%) |