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
6.4%
2023
2.9%
Total change
-3.5 pp
% change
-54.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.4% | — |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -2.3 pp (-35.9%) |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -0.4 pp (-9.8%) |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -0.3 pp (-8.1%) |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -0.5 pp (-14.7%) |