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
8.6%
2023
6.1%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-29.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.6% | — |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -1.6 pp (-18.6%) |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -1.6 pp (-22.9%) |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +1.9 pp (35.2%) |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -1.5 pp (-20.5%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +0.3 pp (5.2%) |