Merced city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Merced 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
16.0%
2023
12.3%
Total change
-3.7 pp
% change
-23.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.0% | — |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -3.3 pp (-20.6%) |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -1.3 pp (-10.2%) |
| 2021 | 11.9% | +0.5 pp (4.4%) |
| 2022 | 12.6% | +0.7 pp (5.9%) |
| 2023 | 12.3% | -0.3 pp (-2.4%) |