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
7.1%
2023
2.1%
Total change
-5.0 pp
% change
-70.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.1% | — |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -1.8 pp (-25.4%) |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -1.3 pp (-24.5%) |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -0.8 pp (-20%) |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -1.2 pp (-37.5%) |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +0.1 pp (5%) |