Rancho Santa Margarita city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Rancho Santa Margarita 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
4.0%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+17.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.4% | — |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -0.3 pp (-8.8%) |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +0.1 pp (3.2%) |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -0.1 pp (-3.1%) |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +0.2 pp (6.5%) |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +0.7 pp (21.2%) |