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
7.4%
2023
1.6%
Total change
-5.8 pp
% change
-78.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -0.4 pp (-5.4%) |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -4.3 pp (-61.4%) |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -2.0 pp (-74.1%) |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +0.7 pp (100%) |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +0.2 pp (14.3%) |