Shafter city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Shafter 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
12.7%
2023
6.5%
Total change
-6.2 pp
% change
-48.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.7% | — |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -3.6 pp (-28.3%) |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -0.1 pp (-1.1%) |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -1.8 pp (-20%) |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -0.1 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -0.6 pp (-8.5%) |