Columbia city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Columbia 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
5.0%
2023
1.0%
Total change
-4.0 pp
% change
-80%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.0% | — |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -1.7 pp (-34%) |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -1.1 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -0.8 pp (-36.4%) |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -0.8 pp (-57.1%) |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +0.4 pp (66.7%) |