Bakersfield city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Bakersfield city'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
9.2%
2023
7.0%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-23.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.2% | — |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -0.8 pp (-8.7%) |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -0.8 pp (-9.5%) |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -0.1 pp (-1.3%) |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -0.4 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -0.1 pp (-1.4%) |