Santa Clara city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Santa Clara 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
4.2%
2023
4.4%
Total change
+0.2 pp
% change
+4.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.2% | — |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -0.5 pp (-11.9%) |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +0.3 pp (8.1%) |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -0.1 pp (-2.5%) |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +0.3 pp (7.7%) |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +0.2 pp (4.8%) |