Rainier city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Rainier 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
15.9%
2023
8.0%
Total change
-7.9 pp
% change
-49.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.9% | — |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -4.8 pp (-30.2%) |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -5.9 pp (-53.2%) |
| 2021 | 6.2% | +1.0 pp (19.2%) |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +1.3 pp (21%) |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +0.5 pp (6.7%) |