Walnut Creek city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Walnut Creek 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
5.7%
2023
5.2%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-8.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.7% | — |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -2.0 pp (-35.1%) |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +1.3 pp (35.1%) |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -0.6 pp (-12%) |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +0.5 pp (11.4%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +0.3 pp (6.1%) |