Columbia, SC Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Columbia, SC Metro Area'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
7.0%
2023
5.5%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-21.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -1.1 pp (-15.7%) |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -0.3 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +0.1 pp (1.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -0.2 pp (-3.5%) |