Olympia city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Olympia 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
7.5%
2023
6.9%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -2.2 pp (-29.3%) |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +1.6 pp (30.2%) |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -0.5 pp (-7.2%) |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +0.5 pp (7.8%) |
| 2023 | 6.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |