Port Townsend city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Port Townsend 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
5.8%
2023
12.8%
Total change
+7.0 pp
% change
+120.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -0.4 pp (-6.9%) |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +4.8 pp (88.9%) |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +1.3 pp (12.7%) |
| 2022 | 13.7% | +2.2 pp (19.1%) |
| 2023 | 12.8% | -0.9 pp (-6.6%) |