Valparaiso city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Valparaiso 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
5.9%
2023
3.4%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-42.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -1.2 pp (-20.3%) |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -0.4 pp (-8.5%) |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -0.8 pp (-18.6%) |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -0.5 pp (-14.3%) |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +0.4 pp (13.3%) |