Santa Monica city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Santa Monica 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
7.3%
2023
6.1%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-16.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.3% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -1.9 pp (-26%) |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +0.9 pp (16.7%) |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +0.3 pp (4.8%) |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -0.4 pp (-6.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -0.1 pp (-1.6%) |