Porterville city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Porterville 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
11.8%
2023
9.1%
Total change
-2.7 pp
% change
-22.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.8% | — |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +0.6 pp (5.1%) |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +0.1 pp (0.8%) |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -0.1 pp (-0.8%) |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -2.3 pp (-18.5%) |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -1.0 pp (-9.9%) |