Ottawa city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Ottawa 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
9.3%
2023
6.3%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-32.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.3% | — |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -3.1 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -0.9 pp (-14.5%) |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +0.7 pp (13.2%) |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +0.8 pp (13.3%) |
| 2023 | 6.3% | -0.5 pp (-7.4%) |