Long Beach city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Long Beach 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
8.2%
2023
6.5%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-20.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.2% | — |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -2.2 pp (-26.8%) |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +0.6 pp (10%) |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +0.2 pp (3%) |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -0.2 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -0.1 pp (-1.5%) |