Columbus town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Columbus town'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
8.0%
2023
4.3%
Total change
-3.7 pp
% change
-46.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -4.0 pp (-50%) |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +2.2 pp (55%) |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -1.2 pp (-19.4%) |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -0.7 pp (-14%) |