Goleta city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Goleta 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
6.1%
2023
4.3%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-29.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.1% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -0.6 pp (-9.8%) |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -1.1 pp (-20%) |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +0.5 pp (11.4%) |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -0.9 pp (-18.4%) |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +0.3 pp (7.5%) |