Cowlitz County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Cowlitz County'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
2.8%
2023
0.7%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-75%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.8% | — |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -1.4 pp (-50%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -0.1 pp (-10%) |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -0.2 pp (-22.2%) |