Oakland city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Oakland 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
8.0%
2023
6.0%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-25%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -1.9 pp (-23.8%) |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -0.1 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2021 | 6.2% | +0.2 pp (3.3%) |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -0.4 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +0.2 pp (3.4%) |