South Tucson city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How South Tucson 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
16.4%
2023
9.8%
Total change
-6.6 pp
% change
-40.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.4% | — |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -2.4 pp (-14.6%) |
| 2020 | 15.6% | +1.6 pp (11.4%) |
| 2021 | 13.9% | -1.7 pp (-10.9%) |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +0.3 pp (2.2%) |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -4.4 pp (-31%) |