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
8.1%
2023
3.3%
Total change
-4.8 pp
% change
-59.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.1% | — |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -6.2 pp (-76.5%) |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -0.1 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +1.3 pp (72.2%) |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +0.3 pp (9.7%) |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -0.1 pp (-2.9%) |