King city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How King 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
4.5%
2023
1.6%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-64.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.5% | — |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -0.5 pp (-11.1%) |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -2.4 pp (-60%) |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +1.8 pp (112.5%) |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -1.3 pp (-38.2%) |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -0.5 pp (-23.8%) |