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
3.2%
2023
1.3%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-59.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.2% | — |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +0.3 pp (9.4%) |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -1.4 pp (-40%) |
| 2021 | 2.6% | +0.5 pp (23.8%) |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -0.5 pp (-19.2%) |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -0.8 pp (-38.1%) |