San Diego city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How San Diego 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
17.0%
2023
8.6%
Total change
-8.4 pp
% change
-49.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.0% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -8.9 pp (-52.4%) |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -0.6 pp (-7.4%) |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +0.8 pp (10.7%) |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -1.9 pp (-22.9%) |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +2.2 pp (34.4%) |