Riverside city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Riverside 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
8.4%
2023
6.2%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-26.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.4% | — |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -3.7 pp (-44%) |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +0.1 pp (2.1%) |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +0.5 pp (10.4%) |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -0.7 pp (-13.2%) |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +1.6 pp (34.8%) |