Santa Bárbara comunidad: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Santa Bárbara comunidad'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
34.8%
2023
17.8%
Total change
-17.0 pp
% change
-48.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 34.8% | — |
| 2019 | 30.7% | -4.1 pp (-11.8%) |
| 2020 | 28.2% | -2.5 pp (-8.1%) |
| 2021 | 28.3% | +0.1 pp (0.4%) |
| 2022 | 19.3% | -9.0 pp (-31.8%) |
| 2023 | 17.8% | -1.5 pp (-7.8%) |