Utqiaġvik city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Utqiaġvik city's unemployment rate changed from 2019 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.
2019
15.4%
2023
9.3%
Total change
-6.1 pp
% change
-39.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | — | — |
| 2019 | 15.4% | — |
| 2020 | 17.4% | +2.0 pp (13%) |
| 2021 | 13.1% | -4.3 pp (-24.7%) |
| 2022 | 11.5% | -1.6 pp (-12.2%) |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -2.2 pp (-19.1%) |