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
6.8%
2023
5.7%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-16.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.8% | — |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -3.0 pp (-44.1%) |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +0.9 pp (23.7%) |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -0.1 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -0.5 pp (-10.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +1.6 pp (39%) |