El Cerrito city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How El Cerrito 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
6.0%
2023
4.9%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-18.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -1.6 pp (-26.7%) |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +0.5 pp (11.4%) |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +0.6 pp (12.2%) |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -0.6 pp (-10.9%) |