Cottonwood CDP (Kern County): Unemployment Rate Trend
How Cottonwood CDP (Kern County)'s unemployment rate changed from 2020 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.
2020
15.3%
2023
15.7%
Total change
+0.4 pp
% change
+2.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — |
| 2020 | 15.3% | — |
| 2021 | 27.4% | +12.1 pp (79.1%) |
| 2022 | 23.5% | -3.9 pp (-14.2%) |
| 2023 | 15.7% | -7.8 pp (-33.2%) |