Sanford city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Sanford 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
9.9%
2023
4.5%
Total change
-5.4 pp
% change
-54.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.9% | — |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -2.7 pp (-27.3%) |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -1.1 pp (-15.3%) |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -0.3 pp (-4.9%) |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -0.6 pp (-10.3%) |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -0.7 pp (-13.5%) |