Ottawa, KS Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Ottawa, KS Micro 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
5.4%
2023
2.4%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-55.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4% | — |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -1.7 pp (-31.5%) |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -0.6 pp (-16.2%) |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -0.3 pp (-9.7%) |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -0.2 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -0.2 pp (-7.7%) |