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
6.8%
2023
7.9%
Total change
+1.1 pp
% change
+16.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.8% | — |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +1.7 pp (25%) |
| 2020 | 6.7% | -1.8 pp (-21.2%) |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -1.4 pp (-20.9%) |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +4.7 pp (88.7%) |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -2.1 pp (-21%) |