Santa Maria city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Santa Maria 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
5.9%
2023
7.1%
Total change
+1.2 pp
% change
+20.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -1.0 pp (-16.9%) |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +0.8 pp (16.3%) |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +0.7 pp (12.3%) |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -0.1 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +0.8 pp (12.7%) |