Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, 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
6.4%
2023
5.3%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-17.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.4% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -1.2 pp (-18.8%) |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +0.1 pp (1.9%) |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +0.2 pp (3.8%) |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -0.1 pp (-1.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -0.1 pp (-1.9%) |