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
5.1%
2023
3.0%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-41.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.1% | — |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -1.4 pp (-27.5%) |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +0.5 pp (13.5%) |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +0.4 pp (9.5%) |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -0.8 pp (-17.4%) |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -0.8 pp (-21.1%) |