California CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How California CDP'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
7.3%
2023
2.7%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-63%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.3% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -2.1 pp (-28.8%) |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -0.7 pp (-13.5%) |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -1.2 pp (-26.7%) |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -2.1 pp (-63.6%) |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +1.5 pp (125%) |