Palmdale CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Palmdale CDP'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
1.5%
2023
4.8%
Total change
+3.3 pp
% change
+220%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.5% | — |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +1.6 pp (106.7%) |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -0.7 pp (-22.6%) |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +3.9 pp (162.5%) |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -1.5 pp (-23.8%) |