Westlake city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Westlake 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
7.5%
2023
0.7%
Total change
-6.8 pp
% change
-90.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5% | — |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -3.3 pp (-44%) |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -0.5 pp (-11.9%) |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -3.4 pp (-91.9%) |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +0.7 pp (233.3%) |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -0.3 pp (-30%) |