Columbus city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Columbus 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
10.0%
2023
6.5%
Total change
-3.5 pp
% change
-35%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.0% | — |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -0.8 pp (-8%) |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -0.6 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -0.6 pp (-7%) |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -0.7 pp (-8.8%) |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -0.8 pp (-11%) |