Yakima city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Yakima 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
7.9%
2023
8.0%
Total change
+0.1 pp
% change
+1.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.9% | — |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -1.6 pp (-20.3%) |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -0.1 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +1.1 pp (17.7%) |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +0.8 pp (11%) |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -0.1 pp (-1.2%) |