El Cajon city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How El Cajon 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
10.6%
2023
9.2%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-13.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.6% | — |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -2.6 pp (-24.5%) |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -0.3 pp (-3.7%) |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +1.0 pp (13%) |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -0.6 pp (-6.9%) |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +1.1 pp (13.6%) |