El Centro city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How El Centro 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
14.6%
2023
9.9%
Total change
-4.7 pp
% change
-32.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.6% | — |
| 2019 | 13.1% | -1.5 pp (-10.3%) |
| 2020 | 12.1% | -1.0 pp (-7.6%) |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +0.3 pp (2.5%) |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -2.2 pp (-17.7%) |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -0.3 pp (-2.9%) |