Portland CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Portland CDP'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
6.5%
2023
5.9%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-9.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -1.3 pp (-20%) |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +1.3 pp (25%) |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +0.9 pp (13.8%) |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -1.1 pp (-14.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -0.4 pp (-6.3%) |