Oakland City city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Oakland City 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
8.4%
2023
7.5%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-10.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.4% | — |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -1.5 pp (-17.9%) |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +0.2 pp (2.9%) |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +0.1 pp (1.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +0.3 pp (4.2%) |