Cocoa Beach city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Cocoa Beach 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
6.5%
2023
8.8%
Total change
+2.3 pp
% change
+35.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -1.7 pp (-26.2%) |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +2.5 pp (52.1%) |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +0.1 pp (1.4%) |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +1.4 pp (18.9%) |