Taft Southwest CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Taft Southwest 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
25.6%
2023
8.3%
Total change
-17.3 pp
% change
-67.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.6% | — |
| 2019 | 19.2% | -6.4 pp (-25%) |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -13.3 pp (-69.3%) |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -5.9 pp (-100%) |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 8.3% | +8.3 pp (0%) |