Oberlin city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Oberlin 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
5.4%
Total change
-2.6 pp
% change
-32.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -3.0 pp (-37.5%) |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +1.8 pp (36%) |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -0.7 pp (-10.3%) |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -1.5 pp (-24.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +0.8 pp (17.4%) |