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
15.0%
2023
9.3%
Total change
-5.7 pp
% change
-38%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.0% | — |
| 2019 | 11.5% | -3.5 pp (-23.3%) |
| 2020 | 10.7% | -0.8 pp (-7%) |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +0.6 pp (5.6%) |
| 2022 | 9.8% | -1.5 pp (-13.3%) |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -0.5 pp (-5.1%) |