Santa Cruz city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Santa Cruz 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
8.3%
2023
6.3%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-24.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -0.6 pp (-7.2%) |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -0.8 pp (-10.4%) |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +0.1 pp (1.4%) |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -0.8 pp (-11.4%) |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +0.1 pp (1.6%) |