Johnstown, PA Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Johnstown, PA Metro Area'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
7.5%
2023
4.7%
Total change
-2.8 pp
% change
-37.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -1.7 pp (-22.7%) |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -0.6 pp (-10.3%) |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +0.1 pp (1.9%) |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -0.3 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -0.3 pp (-6%) |