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
8.4%
2023
7.6%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-9.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.4% | — |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -1.7 pp (-20.2%) |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +0.1 pp (1.5%) |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +0.5 pp (7.4%) |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +0.6 pp (8.2%) |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -0.3 pp (-3.8%) |