San Francisco city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How San Francisco 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
5.4%
2023
5.6%
Total change
+0.2 pp
% change
+3.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4% | — |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -1.2 pp (-22.2%) |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +0.5 pp (11.9%) |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +0.6 pp (12.8%) |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +0.1 pp (1.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +0.2 pp (3.7%) |