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
5.1%
2023
5.3%
Total change
+0.2 pp
% change
+3.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.1% | — |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +0.7 pp (13.7%) |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -1.5 pp (-25.9%) |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +3.6 pp (83.7%) |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -1.0 pp (-12.7%) |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -1.6 pp (-23.2%) |