Yelm city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Yelm 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
10.3%
2023
3.8%
Total change
-6.5 pp
% change
-63.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -3.3 pp (-32%) |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -2.3 pp (-32.9%) |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +0.2 pp (4.3%) |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -0.2 pp (-4.1%) |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -0.9 pp (-19.1%) |