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
4.7%
2023
5.0%
Total change
+0.3 pp
% change
+6.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.7% | — |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +1.0 pp (21.3%) |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +0.6 pp (10.5%) |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +0.2 pp (3.2%) |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -0.4 pp (-6.2%) |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -1.1 pp (-18%) |