Santa Barbara city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Santa Barbara 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
4.5%
2023
4.7%
Total change
+0.2 pp
% change
+4.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.5% | — |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -0.7 pp (-15.6%) |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -0.2 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +0.7 pp (19.4%) |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +0.1 pp (2.3%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +0.3 pp (6.8%) |