Tehachapi city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Tehachapi 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
8.9%
Total change
+2.2 pp
% change
+32.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.7% | — |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +0.7 pp (10.4%) |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +3.3 pp (44.6%) |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -2.3 pp (-21.5%) |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +0.2 pp (2.4%) |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +0.3 pp (3.5%) |