Kotzebue city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Kotzebue 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
11.9%
2023
6.0%
Total change
-5.9 pp
% change
-49.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.9% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -3.8 pp (-31.9%) |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -2.4 pp (-29.6%) |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +0.1 pp (1.8%) |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -0.1 pp (-1.7%) |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +0.3 pp (5.3%) |