Oak Ridge CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Oak Ridge CDP'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
5.8%
2023
8.1%
Total change
+2.3 pp
% change
+39.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.8% | — |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -1.6 pp (-27.6%) |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +1.6 pp (38.1%) |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +0.2 pp (3.4%) |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +0.2 pp (3.3%) |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +1.9 pp (30.6%) |