Bend city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Bend 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
4.9%
2023
3.7%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-24.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -0.1 pp (-2%) |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -0.4 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -0.4 pp (-9.1%) |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -0.2 pp (-5%) |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -0.1 pp (-2.6%) |