Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA Unemployment Rate Report

Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Lower-Pottsgrove-Township, Pennsylvania has ranged from 2.4% in December 1999 to 13.3% in April 2020. The current unemployment rate for Lower-Pottsgrove-Township is 3.7% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA Unemployment Rate by Month

Moderate Unemployment Area

Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA Current Unemployment - 3.7%

Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2022	4.2%	5.6%	4.0%
2 / 2022	3.7%	5.0%	3.8%
3 / 2022	3.4%	4.6%	3.6%
4 / 2022	3.2%	4.2%	3.6%
5 / 2022	3.1%	4.0%	3.6%
6 / 2022	3.6%	4.6%	3.6%
7 / 2022	3.6%	4.7%	3.5%
8 / 2022	3.7%	4.8%	3.7%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2021	6.2%	8.0%	6.3%
2 / 2021	6.1%	7.9%	6.2%
3 / 2021	5.6%	7.3%	6.0%
4 / 2021	4.9%	6.3%	6.1%
5 / 2021	4.5%	5.7%	5.8%
6 / 2021	5.5%	6.4%	5.9%
7 / 2021	5.4%	7.0%	5.4%
8 / 2021	5.3%	6.6%	5.2%
9 / 2021	4.3%	5.5%	4.7%
10 / 2021	4.0%	5.3%	4.6%
11 / 2021	3.4%	4.8%	4.2%
12 / 2021	3.0%	4.4%	3.9%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2020	3.9%	5.1%	3.6%
2 / 2020	3.9%	5.1%	3.5%
3 / 2020	4.5%	5.9%	4.4%
4 / 2020	13.3%	15.5%	14.7%
5 / 2020	11.7%	13.3%	13.3%
6 / 2020	12.1%	13.3%	11.1%
7 / 2020	11.1%	12.8%	10.2%
8 / 2020	9.2%	10.6%	8.4%
9 / 2020	6.6%	7.8%	7.9%
10 / 2020	5.3%	6.9%	6.9%
11 / 2020	5.3%	6.5%	6.7%
12 / 2020	5.4%	6.9%	6.7%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2019	3.6%	4.6%	4.0%
2 / 2019	3.5%	4.5%	3.8%
3 / 2019	3.4%	4.3%	3.8%
4 / 2019	2.9%	3.5%	3.6%
5 / 2019	3.3%	4.0%	3.6%
6 / 2019	3.5%	4.4%	3.7%
7 / 2019	4.0%	4.9%	3.7%
8 / 2019	4.0%	4.8%	3.7%
9 / 2019	3.5%	4.2%	3.5%
10 / 2019	3.7%	4.4%	3.6%
11 / 2019	3.5%	4.4%	3.5%
12 / 2019	3.4%	4.5%	3.5%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2018	3.8%	4.9%	4.1%
2 / 2018	3.8%	4.9%	4.1%
3 / 2018	3.5%	4.5%	4.0%
4 / 2018	3.1%	3.9%	3.9%
5 / 2018	3.2%	3.9%	3.8%
6 / 2018	3.6%	4.5%	4.0%
7 / 2018	3.8%	4.7%	3.9%
8 / 2018	3.7%	4.5%	3.8%
9 / 2018	3.2%	3.9%	3.7%
10 / 2018	3.2%	3.8%	3.8%
11 / 2018	2.9%	3.6%	3.7%
12 / 2018	3.0%	3.8%	3.9%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2017	4.1%	5.6%	4.7%
2 / 2017	4.3%	5.6%	4.7%
3 / 2017	3.9%	5.1%	4.4%
4 / 2017	3.5%	4.5%	4.4%
5 / 2017	3.8%	4.7%	4.4%
6 / 2017	3.9%	5.0%	4.3%
7 / 2017	4.3%	5.3%	4.3%
8 / 2017	4.2%	5.2%	4.4%
9 / 2017	3.7%	4.4%	4.2%
10 / 2017	3.5%	4.3%	4.1%
11 / 2017	3.5%	4.3%	4.2%
12 / 2017	3.3%	4.3%	4.1%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2016	4.1%	5.5%	4.9%
2 / 2016	4.3%	5.7%	4.9%
3 / 2016	4.2%	5.6%	5.0%
4 / 2016	3.9%	5.1%	5.0%
5 / 2016	4.0%	5.2%	4.8%
6 / 2016	4.3%	5.7%	4.9%
7 / 2016	4.7%	5.9%	4.8%
8 / 2016	4.5%	5.8%	4.9%
9 / 2016	4.1%	5.3%	5.0%
10 / 2016	4.1%	5.2%	4.9%
11 / 2016	3.7%	4.8%	4.7%
12 / 2016	3.5%	4.8%	4.7%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2015	4.6%	5.9%	5.7%
2 / 2015	4.5%	5.8%	5.5%
3 / 2015	4.3%	5.5%	5.4%
4 / 2015	3.9%	4.9%	5.4%
5 / 2015	4.4%	5.5%	5.6%
6 / 2015	4.4%	5.6%	5.3%
7 / 2015	4.7%	5.8%	5.2%
8 / 2015	4.3%	5.4%	5.1%
9 / 2015	3.9%	4.8%	5.0%
10 / 2015	3.8%	4.8%	5.0%
11 / 2015	3.7%	4.8%	5.1%
12 / 2015	3.5%	4.7%	5.0%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2014	5.3%	6.9%	6.6%
2 / 2014	5.3%	6.8%	6.7%
3 / 2014	5.1%	6.6%	6.7%
4 / 2014	4.2%	5.4%	6.2%
5 / 2014	4.8%	6.0%	6.3%
6 / 2014	4.8%	6.1%	6.1%
7 / 2014	5.3%	6.5%	6.2%
8 / 2014	5.0%	6.1%	6.1%
9 / 2014	4.3%	5.2%	5.9%
10 / 2014	4.1%	5.0%	5.7%
11 / 2014	4.0%	5.0%	5.8%
12 / 2014	3.8%	4.9%	5.6%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2013	6.9%	8.8%	8.0%
2 / 2013	6.5%	8.2%	7.7%
3 / 2013	6.1%	7.7%	7.5%
4 / 2013	5.5%	7.0%	7.6%
5 / 2013	6.0%	7.3%	7.5%
6 / 2013	6.3%	7.8%	7.5%
7 / 2013	6.3%	7.8%	7.3%
8 / 2013	6.1%	7.5%	7.2%
9 / 2013	5.6%	6.9%	7.2%
10 / 2013	5.5%	6.8%	7.2%
11 / 2013	5.1%	6.5%	6.9%
12 / 2013	4.7%	6.2%	6.7%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2012	6.7%	8.3%	8.3%
2 / 2012	6.6%	8.2%	8.3%
3 / 2012	6.4%	7.8%	8.2%
4 / 2012	5.8%	7.0%	8.2%
5 / 2012	6.4%	7.7%	8.2%
6 / 2012	6.8%	8.3%	8.2%
7 / 2012	7.0%	8.6%	8.2%
8 / 2012	6.8%	8.4%	8.1%
9 / 2012	6.1%	7.5%	7.8%
10 / 2012	6.1%	7.5%	7.8%
11 / 2012	5.8%	7.2%	7.7%
12 / 2012	6.0%	7.6%	7.9%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2011	6.8%	8.6%	9.1%
2 / 2011	6.7%	8.3%	9.0%
3 / 2011	6.5%	8.0%	9.0%
4 / 2011	6.0%	7.3%	9.1%
5 / 2011	6.5%	7.7%	9.0%
6 / 2011	6.9%	8.4%	9.1%
7 / 2011	7.0%	8.5%	9.0%
8 / 2011	6.9%	8.3%	9.0%
9 / 2011	6.5%	7.7%	9.0%
10 / 2011	6.2%	7.5%	8.8%
11 / 2011	6.0%	7.3%	8.6%
12 / 2011	5.9%	7.4%	8.5%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2010	7.5%	9.5%	9.8%
2 / 2010	7.6%	9.5%	9.8%
3 / 2010	7.4%	9.2%	9.9%
4 / 2010	6.9%	8.3%	9.9%
5 / 2010	7.1%	8.6%	9.6%
6 / 2010	7.1%	8.6%	9.4%
7 / 2010	7.2%	8.7%	9.4%
8 / 2010	7.0%	8.5%	9.5%
9 / 2010	6.5%	7.7%	9.5%
10 / 2010	6.4%	7.6%	9.4%
11 / 2010	6.5%	7.9%	9.8%
12 / 2010	6.2%	7.7%	9.3%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2009	6.4%	7.8%	7.8%
2 / 2009	6.8%	8.2%	8.3%
3 / 2009	6.9%	8.2%	8.7%
4 / 2009	6.3%	7.4%	9.0%
5 / 2009	6.9%	8.0%	9.4%
6 / 2009	7.2%	8.4%	9.5%
7 / 2009	7.3%	8.5%	9.5%
8 / 2009	7.3%	8.4%	9.6%
9 / 2009	6.8%	7.9%	9.8%
10 / 2009	6.6%	7.9%	10.0%
11 / 2009	6.6%	7.8%	9.9%
12 / 2009	6.6%	8.1%	9.9%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2008	4.1%	5.4%	5.0%
2 / 2008	4.1%	5.3%	4.9%
3 / 2008	4.0%	5.1%	5.1%
4 / 2008	3.5%	4.4%	5.0%
5 / 2008	4.1%	4.9%	5.4%
6 / 2008	4.3%	5.3%	5.6%
7 / 2008	4.5%	5.5%	5.8%
8 / 2008	4.7%	5.6%	6.1%
9 / 2008	4.3%	5.0%	6.1%
10 / 2008	4.5%	5.3%	6.5%
11 / 2008	4.8%	5.7%	6.8%
12 / 2008	5.1%	6.3%	7.3%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2007	3.8%	5.0%	4.6%
2 / 2007	3.6%	4.8%	4.5%
3 / 2007	3.4%	4.4%	4.4%
4 / 2007	3.0%	3.9%	4.5%
5 / 2007	3.4%	4.2%	4.4%
6 / 2007	3.6%	4.5%	4.6%
7 / 2007	3.7%	4.7%	4.7%
8 / 2007	3.7%	4.5%	4.6%
9 / 2007	3.3%	4.1%	4.7%
10 / 2007	3.3%	4.1%	4.7%
11 / 2007	3.3%	4.1%	4.7%
12 / 2007	3.4%	4.4%	5.0%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2006	3.9%	5.2%	4.7%
2 / 2006	4.0%	5.2%	4.8%
3 / 2006	3.7%	4.8%	4.7%
4 / 2006	3.4%	4.4%	4.7%
5 / 2006	3.7%	4.6%	4.6%
6 / 2006	3.8%	4.9%	4.6%
7 / 2006	4.0%	5.0%	4.7%
8 / 2006	3.8%	4.8%	4.7%
9 / 2006	3.4%	4.1%	4.5%
10 / 2006	3.1%	3.9%	4.4%
11 / 2006	3.2%	4.2%	4.5%
12 / 2006	3.0%	4.0%	4.4%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2005	4.3%	5.7%	5.3%
2 / 2005	4.5%	5.8%	5.4%
3 / 2005	4.3%	5.6%	5.2%
4 / 2005	3.6%	4.7%	5.2%
5 / 2005	3.9%	4.9%	5.1%
6 / 2005	4.0%	5.1%	5.0%
7 / 2005	3.9%	5.1%	5.0%
8 / 2005	3.8%	4.8%	4.9%
9 / 2005	3.6%	4.5%	5.0%
10 / 2005	3.6%	4.4%	5.0%
11 / 2005	3.7%	4.7%	5.0%
12 / 2005	3.3%	4.4%	4.9%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2004	4.9%	6.2%	5.7%
2 / 2004	4.8%	6.0%	5.6%
3 / 2004	4.8%	6.0%	5.8%
4 / 2004	4.1%	5.1%	5.6%
5 / 2004	4.3%	5.3%	5.6%
6 / 2004	4.5%	5.7%	5.6%
7 / 2004	4.4%	5.6%	5.5%
8 / 2004	4.1%	5.4%	5.4%
9 / 2004	3.7%	4.9%	5.4%
10 / 2004	3.7%	4.9%	5.5%
11 / 2004	3.7%	5.0%	5.4%
12 / 2004	3.4%	4.9%	5.4%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2003	5.1%	6.5%	5.8%
2 / 2003	5.0%	6.5%	5.9%
3 / 2003	4.8%	6.1%	5.9%
4 / 2003	4.4%	5.5%	6.0%
5 / 2003	4.5%	5.6%	6.1%
6 / 2003	4.8%	6.0%	6.3%
7 / 2003	4.7%	5.8%	6.2%
8 / 2003	4.5%	5.5%	6.1%
9 / 2003	4.2%	5.1%	6.1%
10 / 2003	4.2%	5.1%	6.0%
11 / 2003	4.3%	5.2%	5.8%
12 / 2003	4.0%	5.0%	5.7%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2002	4.9%	6.3%	5.7%
2 / 2002	5.0%	6.2%	5.7%
3 / 2002	4.8%	6.0%	5.7%
4 / 2002	4.5%	5.4%	5.9%
5 / 2002	4.7%	5.5%	5.8%
6 / 2002	4.8%	5.8%	5.8%
7 / 2002	4.8%	5.7%	5.8%
8 / 2002	4.7%	5.4%	5.7%
9 / 2002	4.3%	5.0%	5.7%
10 / 2002	4.3%	5.1%	5.7%
11 / 2002	4.5%	5.5%	5.9%
12 / 2002	4.3%	5.6%	6.0%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2001	3.5%	5.0%	4.2%
2 / 2001	3.6%	5.0%	4.2%
3 / 2001	3.5%	4.8%	4.3%
4 / 2001	3.1%	4.2%	4.4%
5 / 2001	3.5%	4.5%	4.3%
6 / 2001	3.8%	4.9%	4.5%
7 / 2001	3.8%	4.9%	4.6%
8 / 2001	4.1%	4.9%	4.9%
9 / 2001	3.8%	4.5%	5.0%
10 / 2001	3.9%	4.8%	5.3%
11 / 2001	4.1%	5.1%	5.5%
12 / 2001	3.9%	5.0%	5.7%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2000	3.3%	4.7%	4.0%
2 / 2000	3.4%	4.7%	4.1%
3 / 2000	3.2%	4.4%	4.0%
4 / 2000	2.7%	3.6%	3.8%
5 / 2000	3.1%	4.0%	4.0%
6 / 2000	3.3%	4.3%	4.0%
7 / 2000	3.3%	4.3%	4.0%
8 / 2000	3.3%	4.2%	4.1%
9 / 2000	3.1%	3.8%	3.9%
10 / 2000	3.0%	3.8%	3.9%
11 / 2000	3.0%	4.0%	3.9%
12 / 2000	2.7%	3.8%	3.9%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1999	3.2%	5.1%	4.3%
2 / 1999	3.3%	5.0%	4.4%
3 / 1999	3.1%	4.7%	4.2%
4 / 1999	2.8%	4.1%	4.3%
5 / 1999	2.9%	4.2%	4.2%
6 / 1999	3.2%	4.6%	4.3%
7 / 1999	3.3%	4.7%	4.3%
8 / 1999	3.2%	4.4%	4.2%
9 / 1999	3.0%	4.2%	4.2%
10 / 1999	2.8%	3.9%	4.1%
11 / 1999	2.7%	3.9%	4.1%
12 / 1999	2.4%	3.7%	4.0%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1998	3.4%	5.3%	4.6%
2 / 1998	3.5%	5.3%	4.6%
3 / 1998	3.4%	5.3%	4.7%
4 / 1998	2.8%	4.1%	4.3%
5 / 1998	3.2%	4.5%	4.4%
6 / 1998	3.4%	4.8%	4.5%
7 / 1998	3.5%	4.8%	4.5%
8 / 1998	3.4%	4.5%	4.5%
9 / 1998	3.3%	4.3%	4.6%
10 / 1998	3.1%	4.3%	4.5%
11 / 1998	2.9%	4.2%	4.4%
12 / 1998	2.6%	4.0%	4.4%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1997	4.0%	5.9%	5.3%
2 / 1997	4.0%	5.9%	5.2%
3 / 1997	3.9%	5.7%	5.2%
4 / 1997	3.6%	5.1%	5.1%
5 / 1997	3.8%	5.2%	4.9%
6 / 1997	3.9%	5.5%	5.0%
7 / 1997	3.9%	5.4%	4.9%
8 / 1997	3.7%	5.0%	4.8%
9 / 1997	3.6%	4.7%	4.9%
10 / 1997	3.2%	4.4%	4.7%
11 / 1997	3.1%	4.4%	4.6%
12 / 1997	2.7%	4.2%	4.7%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1996	4.8%	6.8%	5.6%
2 / 1996	4.4%	6.4%	5.5%
3 / 1996	4.2%	6.2%	5.5%
4 / 1996	3.9%	5.5%	5.6%
5 / 1996	4.2%	5.6%	5.6%
6 / 1996	4.1%	5.5%	5.3%
7 / 1996	4.1%	5.6%	5.5%
8 / 1996	3.8%	5.0%	5.1%
9 / 1996	3.7%	4.7%	5.2%
10 / 1996	3.5%	4.7%	5.2%
11 / 1996	3.5%	4.9%	5.4%
12 / 1996	3.2%	4.7%	5.4%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1995	4.8%	6.5%	5.6%
2 / 1995	4.8%	6.4%	5.4%
3 / 1995	4.6%	6.1%	5.4%
4 / 1995	4.5%	5.8%	5.8%
5 / 1995	4.7%	5.9%	5.6%
6 / 1995	4.6%	6.0%	5.6%
7 / 1995	4.7%	6.1%	5.7%
8 / 1995	4.5%	5.8%	5.7%
9 / 1995	4.4%	5.5%	5.6%
10 / 1995	4.0%	5.3%	5.5%
11 / 1995	3.9%	5.6%	5.6%
12 / 1995	3.6%	5.4%	5.6%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1994	5.4%	7.3%	6.6%
2 / 1994	5.4%	7.2%	6.6%
3 / 1994	5.4%	7.1%	6.5%
4 / 1994	5.0%	6.4%	6.4%
5 / 1994	5.1%	6.2%	6.1%
6 / 1994	5.4%	6.4%	6.1%
7 / 1994	5.3%	6.4%	6.1%
8 / 1994	5.1%	6.1%	6.0%
9 / 1994	4.9%	5.8%	5.9%
10 / 1994	4.6%	5.6%	5.8%
11 / 1994	4.3%	5.5%	5.6%
12 / 1994	3.8%	5.2%	5.5%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1993	6.4%	8.0%	7.3%
2 / 1993	6.4%	8.0%	7.1%
3 / 1993	6.1%	7.6%	7.0%
4 / 1993	5.5%	6.9%	7.1%
5 / 1993	5.8%	7.1%	7.1%
6 / 1993	5.7%	7.2%	7.0%
7 / 1993	5.7%	7.1%	6.9%
8 / 1993	5.4%	6.7%	6.8%
9 / 1993	5.0%	6.5%	6.7%
10 / 1993	4.9%	6.5%	6.8%
11 / 1993	4.7%	6.3%	6.6%
12 / 1993	4.4%	6.0%	6.5%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1992	6.4%	8.4%	7.3%
2 / 1992	6.7%	8.5%	7.4%
3 / 1992	6.5%	8.0%	7.4%
4 / 1992	6.0%	7.3%	7.4%
5 / 1992	6.4%	7.6%	7.6%
6 / 1992	6.5%	7.9%	7.8%
7 / 1992	6.6%	7.8%	7.7%
8 / 1992	6.4%	7.4%	7.6%
9 / 1992	6.3%	7.2%	7.6%
10 / 1992	6.0%	7.0%	7.3%
11 / 1992	6.0%	7.1%	7.4%
12 / 1992	5.6%	6.9%	7.4%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1991	5.3%	7.3%	6.4%
2 / 1991	5.6%	7.6%	6.6%
3 / 1991	5.5%	7.5%	6.8%
4 / 1991	5.0%	6.9%	6.7%
5 / 1991	5.6%	7.2%	6.9%
6 / 1991	5.6%	7.2%	6.9%
7 / 1991	5.6%	7.0%	6.8%
8 / 1991	5.4%	6.6%	6.9%
9 / 1991	5.5%	6.6%	6.9%
10 / 1991	5.6%	6.7%	7.0%
11 / 1991	5.7%	7.0%	7.0%
12 / 1991	5.5%	7.0%	7.3%

Month/Year	Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1990	3.9%	5.8%	5.4%
2 / 1990	4.1%	5.9%	5.3%
3 / 1990	3.7%	5.5%	5.2%
4 / 1990	3.5%	5.1%	5.4%
5 / 1990	3.6%	5.1%	5.4%
6 / 1990	3.8%	5.2%	5.2%
7 / 1990	3.8%	5.4%	5.5%
8 / 1990	3.7%	5.1%	5.7%
9 / 1990	3.8%	5.2%	5.9%
10 / 1990	4.0%	5.4%	5.9%
11 / 1990	4.0%	5.9%	6.2%
12 / 1990	4.1%	5.9%	6.3%