Sanibel city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Sanibel 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
5.8%
2023
6.0%
Total change
+0.2 pp
% change
+3.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.8% | — |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -4.3 pp (-74.1%) |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +0.4 pp (26.7%) |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -0.3 pp (-15.8%) |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +3.0 pp (187.5%) |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +1.4 pp (30.4%) |