Riverside County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Riverside 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
9.6%
2023
2.2%
Total change
-7.4 pp
% change
-77.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.6% | — |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -2.8 pp (-29.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.7% | — |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -2.0 pp (-26%) |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -3.5 pp (-61.4%) |