Palmdale city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Palmdale 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
10.1%
2023
7.4%
Total change
-2.7 pp
% change
-26.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.1% | — |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -2.1 pp (-20.8%) |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -0.6 pp (-7.5%) |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +0.2 pp (2.7%) |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -0.2 pp (-2.6%) |
| 2023 | 7.4% | +0.0 pp (0%) |