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
7.9%
2023
7.7%
Total change
-0.2 pp
% change
-2.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.9% | — |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -4.5 pp (-57%) |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +2.1 pp (61.8%) |
| 2021 | 9.5% | +4.0 pp (72.7%) |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -0.9 pp (-9.5%) |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -0.9 pp (-10.5%) |