Tacoma city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Tacoma 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
6.7%
2023
5.3%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-20.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.7% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -1.5 pp (-22.4%) |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -0.3 pp (-5.8%) |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +0.1 pp (2%) |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +0.4 pp (8%) |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -0.1 pp (-1.9%) |