Portage city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Portage 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
6.9%
2023
7.3%
Total change
+0.4 pp
% change
+5.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -1.9 pp (-27.5%) |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +1.0 pp (20%) |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +0.8 pp (13.3%) |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -0.2 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +0.7 pp (10.6%) |