Berkeley city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Berkeley city'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
12.3%
2023
2.6%
Total change
-9.7 pp
% change
-78.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.3% | — |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -1.8 pp (-14.6%) |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -1.6 pp (-15.2%) |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -4.2 pp (-47.2%) |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -0.6 pp (-12.8%) |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -1.5 pp (-36.6%) |