Central Gardens CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Central Gardens 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
3.5%
2023
5.2%
Total change
+1.7 pp
% change
+48.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.5% | — |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -1.6 pp (-45.7%) |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +0.5 pp (26.3%) |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +1.5 pp (62.5%) |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -1.3 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +2.6 pp (100%) |