Irvine city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Irvine 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
12.2%
2023
9.1%
Total change
-3.1 pp
% change
-25.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.2% | — |
| 2019 | 15.5% | +3.3 pp (27%) |
| 2020 | 9.9% | -5.6 pp (-36.1%) |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -3.2 pp (-32.3%) |
| 2022 | 11.6% | +4.9 pp (73.1%) |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -2.5 pp (-21.6%) |