Omaha city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Omaha 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
7.6%
2023
16.0%
Total change
+8.4 pp
% change
+110.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.6% | — |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +1.7 pp (22.4%) |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -0.6 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2021 | 14.4% | +5.7 pp (65.5%) |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -2.2 pp (-15.3%) |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +3.8 pp (31.1%) |