Pasadena city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Pasadena 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
9.7%
2023
8.7%
Total change
-1.0 pp
% change
-10.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.7% | — |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -0.3 pp (-3.1%) |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +0.4 pp (4.3%) |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +0.2 pp (2%) |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -1.1 pp (-11%) |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -0.2 pp (-2.2%) |