Foster City city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Foster City 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
4.5%
2023
4.8%
Total change
+0.3 pp
% change
+6.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.5% | — |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -1.4 pp (-31.1%) |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +0.2 pp (6.5%) |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +1.3 pp (39.4%) |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -0.3 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +0.5 pp (11.6%) |