Barstow city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Barstow 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
14.1%
2023
10.3%
Total change
-3.8 pp
% change
-27%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.1% | — |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -4.9 pp (-34.8%) |
| 2020 | 9.3% | +0.1 pp (1.1%) |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +1.9 pp (20.4%) |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -2.1 pp (-18.7%) |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +1.2 pp (13.2%) |