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
3.5%
2023
3.2%
Total change
-0.3 pp
% change
-8.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.5% | — |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -0.6 pp (-17.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.7% | — |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -1.1 pp (-29.7%) |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +0.6 pp (23.1%) |