South Pasadena city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How South Pasadena 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
8.6%
2023
5.7%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-33.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.6% | — |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +0.5 pp (5.8%) |
| 2020 | 6.7% | -2.4 pp (-26.4%) |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -0.9 pp (-13.4%) |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +1.0 pp (17.2%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -1.1 pp (-16.2%) |