Walnut Creek CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Walnut Creek CDP'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
2.2%
2023
33.1%
Total change
+30.9 pp
% change
+1404.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.2% | — |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +0.4 pp (18.2%) |
| 2020 | 20.3% | +17.7 pp (680.8%) |
| 2021 | 22.6% | +2.3 pp (11.3%) |
| 2022 | 22.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 33.1% | +10.5 pp (46.5%) |