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
9.0%
2023
6.2%
Total change
-2.8 pp
% change
-31.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.0% | — |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -0.5 pp (-5.6%) |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +1.7 pp (20%) |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -2.7 pp (-26.5%) |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -1.7 pp (-22.7%) |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +0.4 pp (6.9%) |