Taft CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Taft CDP'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
8.1%
2023
2.6%
Total change
-5.5 pp
% change
-67.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.1% | — |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -5.7 pp (-70.4%) |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -1.2 pp (-50%) |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -0.3 pp (-25%) |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +0.9 pp (100%) |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +0.8 pp (44.4%) |