West Columbia city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How West Columbia 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
18.3%
2023
2.6%
Total change
-15.7 pp
% change
-85.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.3% | — |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -6.3 pp (-34.4%) |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -5.1 pp (-42.5%) |
| 2021 | 18.2% | +11.3 pp (163.8%) |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -12.7 pp (-69.8%) |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -2.9 pp (-52.7%) |