Orange County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Orange 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
5.9%
2023
1.9%
Total change
-4.0 pp
% change
-67.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -1.8 pp (-30.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.4% | — |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -1.1 pp (-32.4%) |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -0.4 pp (-17.4%) |