Los Angeles city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Los Angeles 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
8.1%
2023
7.9%
Total change
-0.2 pp
% change
-2.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.1% | — |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -1.8 pp (-22.2%) |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +0.6 pp (9.5%) |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +0.7 pp (10.1%) |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +0.1 pp (1.3%) |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +0.2 pp (2.6%) |