Half Moon Bay city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Half Moon Bay 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
3.4%
2023
2.5%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-26.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.4% | — |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -0.4 pp (-11.8%) |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -1.7 pp (-56.7%) |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +0.9 pp (69.2%) |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -0.3 pp (-13.6%) |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +0.6 pp (31.6%) |