Taft city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Taft 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
5.1%
2023
4.2%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-17.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.1% | — |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -0.1 pp (-2%) |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +0.6 pp (12%) |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +0.4 pp (7.1%) |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -1.2 pp (-20%) |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -0.6 pp (-12.5%) |