Portland city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Portland 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
6.0%
2023
2.4%
Total change
-3.6 pp
% change
-60%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.0% | — |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -4.0 pp (-66.7%) |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -0.8 pp (-40%) |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +0.3 pp (25%) |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +0.7 pp (46.7%) |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +0.2 pp (9.1%) |